Māori Grammar

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

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

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

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

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

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

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

Kei te kanikani a Tame rāua ko Aroha.
Tame and Aroha are dancing.

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

E tākaro ana a Aria rāua ko Hera.
Aria and Hera are playing.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

He mātua pai a Rangi rāua ko Rina.
Rangi and Rina are good parents.

Ko Rangi rātou ko Pita ko N3 āku tamariki.
Rangi, Pita and N3 are my children.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

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

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

Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

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

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

Māua ko Amaru.
Amaru and me.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Moana rāua ko Kauri ōku tuāhine.
Moana and Kauri are my sisters.

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

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

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

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

Ko Mia te tamāhine a Amaru rāua ko Ataahua.
Mia is the daughter of Amaru and Ataahua.

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

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

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

Ko Hēmi rāua ko Ani ngā mokopuna o Nikau rāua ko Rina.
Hēmi and Ani are the grandchildren of Nikau and Rina.

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

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

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

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

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

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

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

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

Kei te katakata a Koa rāua ko Tame.
Koa and Tame are laughing.

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

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

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

Ko Ari rāua ko Aroha ngā mātua o Tawa.
Ari and Aroha are the parents of Tawa.

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

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

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

Ko Hera rāua ko Nikau.
Hera and Nikau.

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

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

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

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

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

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.

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

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

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

Ko Kauri rāua ko Ari kei te haere ki te tāone.
Kauri and Ari are going to town.

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Ko Pāora rāua ko Moana ngā hoa o Taika rāua ko Kauri.
Pāora and Moana are the friends of Taika and Kauri.

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

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

Ko Taika te mokopuna a Manu rāua ko Mia.
Taika is the grandchild of Manu and Mia.

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

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

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

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

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

Kei te haere a Rangi rāua ko Pita.
Rangi and Pita are going.

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.