Māori Grammar

He tatau tō te whare.
The house has a door.

No Te Wai Pounamu tōu tipuna wahine.
Your grandmother is from the South Island.

Ko Kauri tōna matuakēkē.
Kauri is his aunty.

Kei te haere tō māua hoa ki te whare o tō rāua whaea.
Our friend is going to their mother's house.

He kaumātua a Ari rāua ko Niko no tērā marae.
Ari and Niko are elders of that marae.

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

Ko Ataahua te whaea o Amaru.
Ataahua is the mother of Amaru.

Ko to iwi Māori ngā tāngata whenua o Aotearoa.
The Māori people are the tāngata whenua of Aotearoa.

He tatou tō tō rātou whare.
Their house has a door.

He toa ngā kuia o Waikato ki te kanikani.
The old ladies of Waikato are great dancers.

No Ōtautahi ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Christhurch.

Kei hea ngā uri o Te Rangihiroa? Kāore ōna uri.
Where are the descendants of Te Rangihiroa? He had none.

Ko ngā iwi katoa o te ao kua huihui mai i tēnei rā.
All the peoples of the world have gathered here today.

Ko Rakiura te kāinga o te tipuna tāne o te whānau.
The grandfather of the family lives in Stewart Island.

Ko Pāora te pāpā o Tame.
Pāora is Tame's father.

Haere mai ki te mihi ki tōku whanau!
Come and meet my family!

Ko Taika rāua ko Aria ōku hungarei.
Taika and Aria are my inlaws.

He aha ngā whainga o tō koutou rōpū?
What are the objectives of your organisation?

Kua mate rawa ō tātou koroua katoa.
All our old men are dead.

Ko Tūhawaiki te rangatira o Murihuku i tērā ray tau.
Tūhawaiki was the chief of Murihiku last century.

Ko Ingarangi pea te kīnga tūturu o te nuinga o te iwi Pākehā.
The original home of most Pākehā people is probably England.

Ko Tawa tōna matuakēkē.
Tawa is his uncle.

Kāore tō tāua matua i haere ki tāna hui.
Our father did not go to his meeting.

He hū ō ā māua tamariki.
Our children have shoes.

Hoake tātou ki tō rāua whare.
Let's go to their house.

Me piri koe ki tōu ope.
You must stick to your party.

Ko Ani te hoa wahine o Manu.
Ani is the wife of Manu.

Ko Kauri tō rāua tungāne.
Kauri is their cousin.

Ko Mere te tuahine o Mārama rāua ko Tamahae.
Mere is Marama's and Tamahae's cousin.

Kei hea ō koutou kamapūtu, tamariki mā?
Where are your gumboots, children?

Ko Ngāti Hāmuti Wera to ingoa o tērā iwi.
The name of that tribe is Ngāti Hāmuti Wera.

E rua ōu whatu, kotahi tōu ihu.
You have two eyes and one nose.

Ko Hēmi tōna hoa tane.
Hēmi is her husband.