Māori Grammar

Ko Amaru rātou ko Ataahua ko N3 āku tamariki.
Amaru, Ataahua and N3 are my children.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Pita te mokopuna a Tawa rāua ko Aroha.
Pita is the grandchild of Tawa and Aroha.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nō Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa, engari kei konei mātou ko tōku whānau e noho ana.
From Gisborne, but my family and I are staying here.

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

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

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

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

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

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

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

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

Ko Niko rāua ko Aria ngā hoa o Koa rāua ko Ataahua.
Niko and Aria are the friends of Koa and Ataahua.

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

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

Ko Nikau rāua ko Kauri ngā mātua o Taika.
Nikau and Kauri are the parents of Taika.

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

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

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

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Ko Ari rāua ko Moana ngā mokopuna o Pāora rāua ko Aroha.
Ari and Moana are the grandchildren of Pāora and Aroha.

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

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

Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

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

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

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

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 te kanikani a Hera rāua ko Hēmi.
Hera and Hēmi are dancing.

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

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

Ko Aria rāua ko Nikau kei te haere ki te tāone.
Aria and Nikau are going to town.

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

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

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

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

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 muri noa mai ka whānau mai ngā tamariki a Hēmi rāua ko Mia.
The children of Hēmi and Mia were born much later.

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

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

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

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

Ko Manu rāua ko Koa ō tāua hoa.
Manu and Koa are our friends.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māua ko Pita.
Pita and me.

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

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

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

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

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

Ehara a Manu rāua ko Ani i te mātua.
Manu and Ani are not parents.

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

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

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

Ko Kauri rāua ko Honi.
Kauri and Honi.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

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

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

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

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 Taika rāua ko Pāora.
Taika and Pāora are going.