Māori Grammar

Ko Jacob rāua ko Hana āku tamariki.
Harnah and Jacob are my children

Ko Tīwana rāua ko Riripeti aku irāmutu.
Tīwana and Riripeti are my nieces/nephews.

Kei mua a Miriama rāua ko Rehutai i te pahi.
Miriama and Rehutai are in front of the bus.

Ko Sally rāua ko Tīmoti ōku mātua.
My parents are Sally and Timoti.

Kei te hui a Aria rāua ko Koa ki te pātaka kōrero.
Aria and Koa are meeting in the library.

Ehara a Koa rāua ko Moana i te mātua.
Koa and Moana are not parents.

Kua tūtaki au ki a Pāora rāua ko tana hoa wahine, ko Mia.
I have met Pāora and his girlfriend, Mia.

Nō Ōtautahi, engari kei konei mātou ko tōku whānau e noho ana.
From Christhurch, but my family and I are staying here.

Ko Billy rāua ko Bob ā rāua māhanga.
Their twins are Billy and Bob.

Kei muri a Miriama rāua ko Rehutai i te pahi.
Miriama and Rehutai are behind the bus.

Kei Pōneke māua ko Sarah.
Sarah and I are in Wellington.

Kei te oma a Mere rātou ko Hariata, ko Matiu, ko Ropata.
Mere, Hariata, Matiu and Ropata are running.

Kei te waiata a Peter, rātou ko Paul ko Mary.
Peter, Paul and Mary are singing.

Ko Brooklyn te mokopuna a Lynne rāua ko Barry.
Brooklyn is the grandchild of Lynne and Barry.

Mā mātou koutou e manaaki.
We will take care of you.

Ko Raureka rāua ko Tūhawaiki ngā mātua.
Raureka and Tāhawaiki are the parents.

Ka kōrero ia ki a māua ko Mere.
He spoke to Mere and me.

Ko rātou ko ō rātou hoa ngā mea ngaro.
They and their friends are the missing ones.

Ko Timi rāua ko Jen aku mātua.
Timi and Jen are my parents.

Ākuanei ka haere māua ko Tawa ki te tiki i a Hēmi.
Soon Tawa and I will go to fetch Hēmi.

Ko Jim rāua ko Doug aku taokete.
Jim and Doug are my brother in laws.

Kei te haere a Hera rāua ko Rangi mā runga i te motukā.
Hera and Rangi are travelling by car.

Ko Manu te mokopuna a Nikau rāua ko Aria.
Manu is the grandchild of Nikau and Aria.

Ko ia te mea hangareka o rāua ko Riripeti, tōna tuahine.
She is the funny one between her and Riripeti, her sister.

He mātua pai a Tame rāua ko Kauri.
Tame and Kauri are good parents.

Ehara ngā rangatira i a Moki rāua ko Tū-te-kawa.
Moki and Tū-te-kawa were not the chiefs.

Ko Isaac te tama a Phill rāua ko Angie.
Isaac is the son of Phill and Angie.

I roto rāua ko Mere i te whare.
He and Mere were in the house.

Ko Brian rāua ko Fran ōku mātua.
Brian and Fran are my parents.

Ko Riripeti rāua ko Tīwana ā māua tamariki.
Riripeti and Tīwana are our children.

Ka haere māua ko Niko ki te hokomaha tiki ai.
Niko and I are going to the supermarket to shop.

Ko Rāwiri rātou ko Tūmanako, ko Rongomai, me tana tāne a Moana, aku mokopuna.
Rāwiri, Tūmanako, Rongomai, and Moana, her husband, are my grandchildren.

Ko Tai, ko Moana rātou ko Rangi.
Tai, Moana and Rangi.

Ko Rina rāua ko Ataahua ōku tuāhine.
Rina and Ataahua are my sisters.

I mahi māua ko tōku māmā.
My mother and I (us two, but not you the listener) worked.

Nō mua i te piringa ki a Rangi, ka moe a Papa rāua ko Tangaroa.
Before the union with Rangi, Papa was in a relationship with Tangaroa.

Ko Amaru te tamaiti kei waenganui i a Pita rāua ko N3.
Amaru is the child between Pita and N3.

He hoa piritahi rāua ko Rāwiri.
He and Rāwiri are best friends.

I haere mātou ko aku hoa mā runga i te waka o Betsy ki te takutai, ki Te Māhia.
Me and my friends went on Betsy's car to the beach, to Māhia.

Nō te wā o te piringa o Rangi rāua ko Papa ka tupu te werawera, ka rērere te kohu.
At the time of the union of Rangi and Papa, the heat grew, the mist rose.

Kei te moe a Angie rāua ko Raiha.
Angie and Raiha are sleeping.

Ko Taika rāua ko Aroha ngā hoa o Ari rāua ko Ani.
Taika and Aroha are the friends of Ari and Ani.

Arā, ko au te tama a Hone rāua ko Rāhera.
That is, I am the child of Hone and Rāhera.

Kei te kanikani a Honi rāua ko Nikau.
Honi and Nikau are dancing.

Kei roto a Kahurangi rāua ko Hōhepa i tō rāua whare.
Kahurangi and Hōhepa are inside their house.

Ko Rāwiri rāua ko Tūmanako ōku taokete.
Rāwiri and Tūmanako are my twins.

E tākaro ana a Kauri rāua ko Ari.
Kauri and Ari are playing.

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

I āwhinatia rātou e mātou ko aku tēina.
They were helped by me and my younger siblings.

E hui ana a Rama rāua ko Pita ki te pātaka kōrero.
Rama and Pita are meeting in the library.

Kei te katakata a Taika rāua ko Mia.
Taika and Mia are laughing.

I hea a Retitia rāua ko Mihinui?
Where were Retitia and Mihinui?

Ko Hone rāua ko Rāhera ōku mātua.
Hone and Rāhera are my parents.

Ko Manu rāua ko Moana ngā mātua o Niko.
Manu and Moana are the parents of Niko.

I hiahia a Aroha rāua ko Ataahua ki te tūtaki i a rāua anō.
Aroha and Ataahua wanted to meet each other.

Ko Pāora rātou ko Tame ko N3 āku tamariki.
Pāora, Tame and N3 are my children.

Ko Hone rāua ko Rāhera ōku hungawai.
Hone and Rāhera are my parents-in-law.

Ko Rāwiri rāua ko Tūmanako aku tama.
Rāwiri and Tūmanako are my sons.

I taraiwa māua ko taku hoa.
Me and my friend drove.

Ko Moki rāua ko Tū-te-kawa ngā rangatira.
Moki and Tu-te-kawa were the chiefs.

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

Ko Chris te tama a Richard rāua ko Gin.
Chris is the son of Richard and Gin.

Ko Hēmi rāua ko Mia ngā mokopuna o Amaru rāua ko Aria.
Hēmi and Mia are the grandchildren of Amaru and Aria.

Ko Val te tamāhine a Una rāua ko Vic.
Val is the daughter of Una and Vic.

I hea a Miti rāua ko Auau?
Where were Miti and Auau?

E whakarongo ana māua ko Paora ki te tumuaki.
Paora and I are listening to the head-master.

Kei te kura rātou ko Hata ko Pani ko Mere.
They and Hata, Pani and Mere are at the school.

Ko māua ko Mere ngā kaiāwhina.
Mere and I are the helpers.

Kei te haere a Raureka rāua ko Te Naera.
Raureka and Te Naera are going.

Kei te haere atu rātou ko Hone, ko Hōhepa, ko Tai.
Hone, Hōhepa and Tai are going.

Ko Aroha rāua ko Timi ana mātua.
Aroha and Timi are her parents.

I muri i te piringa o Rangi rāua ko Papa ka whānau mai ngā tamariki.
After the union of Rangi and Papa the children were born.

Ko Rāhera rāua ko Hone ōku tūpuna.
Rāhera and Hone are my ancestors.

Ko Liam te mokopuna a Beverley rāua ko Denis.
Liam is the grandchild of Beverley and Denis.

Kei te ako a Rangi rāua ko Aria i ngā kupu whānau i te reo Māori.
Rangi and Aria are learning Māori 'family' words.

Kua mate māua ko taku teina.
My younger sibling and I are sick.

Māua ko Koa.
Koa and me.

Ko Riripeti rāua ko Tīwana āku irāmutu.
Riripeti and Tīwana are my nieces/nephews.

Ko Piripi rāua ko Miriama ōku mātua.
Piripi and Miriama are my parents.

Tokorima. Ko aku mātua, mātou ko taku tuakana, ko taku tungane.
Five. My parents, (me) and my older sister and my brother.

Ko Barry rāua ko Lynne ōku mātua.
Barry and Lynne are my parents.

Ko Aidan rātou ko Kaia, ko Liam
Aidan and Kaia and Liam

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

Ko Rāwiri rāua ko Tūmanako ōku tungāne.
Rāwiri and Tūmanako are my brothers.

I tērā tau i te marama o Mahuru ka haere mātou ko aku hoa mai i Papaioea ki Pōneke ki te tirotiro haere.
Last year in September me and my friends went from Palmerston North to Wellington to look around.

Kei te tangi a Mereana rāua ko Paul.
Mereana and Paul are crying.

No Te Kaha mātou ko Hata mā.
Hata and I and the rest are from Te Kaha.

Ko Tawa rāua ko Hēmi ō tāua hoa.
Tawa and Hēmi are our friends.

Ko Brian rāua ko Fran ōku mātua
Brian and Fran are my parents

Ka kōrero māua ko Mere ki a ia.
Mere and I spoke to him.

Kei te haere a Riria rāua ko Larisa ki konā
Riria and Larisa are going there (by you the listener).

Ko Kauri te tamāhine a Tawa rāua ko Rina.
Kauri is the daughter of Tawa and Rina.

Ko Rongomai rāua ko Moana ōku mātua.
Rongomai and Moana are my parents.

Kei roto a Hera rāua ko Rangi i tō rāua whare.
Hera and Rangi are inside their (2x) house.

Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

Ko Mere rāua ko Lennon āku tamariki.
Mere and Lennon are my children.

Nō muri i te piringa o Rangi rāua ko Papa ka whānau mai ngā tamariki.
After the union of Rangi and Papa, the children were born.

Ko Pita rātou ko Paul, ko Mere.
Peter, Paul and Mere.

Ko Flo rāua ko Rāwiri ōku kaumātua.
Flo and Rāwiri are my grandparents.

I tērā tau ka haere mātou ko aku hoa ki Pōneke ki te tirotiro haere.
Last year me and my friends went to Wellington to look around.

I taraiwa māua ko taku hoa ki te whare wānanga i te waru karaka.
Me and my friend drove to uni at 8 o'clock.

Mā mātou koutou e manaaki.
We (3+ exclusive) will take care of you.

I taraiwa māua ko taku hoa ki te whare wānanga.
Me and my friend drove to uni.

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

Ko Tai rāua ko Moana ngā ingoa o ōku hoa.
The names of my friends are Tai and Moana.

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

Ko Manu rāua ko Niko kei te haere ki te tāone.
Manu and Niko are going to town.

I hararei mātou ko aku hoa.
My friends and I had a holiday.

Ko Amaru rāua ko Pita.
Amaru and Pita.

Ko Kayte rāua ko Denis, ko Beverley
Kayte and Denis and Beverley

Ko Hone rāua ko Rāhera ōku mātua
Hone and Rāhera are my parents.

He mātua a Pani rāua ko Hata,.
Pani and Hata are parents.

Nō muri noa mai ka whānau mai ngā tamariki a Rangi rāua ko Ataahua.
The children of Rangi and Ataahua were born much later.

Nā wai a Papa rāua ko Rangi i whakawehe?
Who separated Papa and Rangi?

Ko Rāhera rāua ko Tipene ōna hoa.
Her friends are Rāhera and Tīpene.

I te ata o te Rāhoroi ka haere mātou ko taku whānau ki Taranaki ki te whakatā.
On Saturday morning my family and I went to Taranaki for a holiday.

Kei te hui a Rama rāua ko Pita ki te pātaka kōrero.
Rama and Pita are meeting in the library.

Kei te haere a Honi rāua ko Nikau.
Honi and Nikau are going.