Māori Grammar

He mātua pai a Taika rāua ko Mia.
Taika and Mia are good parents.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Ko Aroha rāua ko Hera ō tāua hoa.
Aroha and Hera are our friends.

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

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

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

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.

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

E tākaro ana a Koa rāua ko Amaru.
Koa and Amaru are playing.

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 Ari rāua ko Aria ngā mātua o Manu.
Ari and Aria are the parents of Manu.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Pāora rāua ko Ari.
Pāora and Ari.

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

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kei te kanikani a Tawa rāua ko Taika.
Tawa and Taika are dancing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

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

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

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

Māua ko Kauri.
Kauri and me.

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

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

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

Ko Nikau rāua ko Kauri ngā hoa o Tawa rāua ko Aroha.
Nikau and Kauri are the friends of Tawa and Aroha.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Rina te tamāhine a Koa rāua ko Ataahua.
Rina is the daughter of Koa and Ataahua.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Niko rātou ko Hēmi ko N3 āku tamariki.
Niko, Hēmi and N3 are my children.

Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

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

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

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

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

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

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

Ko Tame rāua ko Mia ngā mokopuna o Pāora rāua ko Ani.
Tame and Mia are the grandchildren of Pāora and Ani.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Hera rāua ko Koa kei te haere ki te tāone.
Hera and Koa are going to town.

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

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

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

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

Ko Ari te mokopuna a Hēmi rāua ko Kauri.
Ari is the grandchild of Hēmi and Kauri.

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.

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

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

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

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

Kei te haere a Tawa rāua ko Taika.
Tawa and Taika 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.

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