Māori Grammar

Ko Rangi tōna matuakēkē.
Rangi is his uncle.

Ko Ari te pāpā o Taika.
Ari is Taika's father.

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

Ko Rina te whaea o Tawa.
Rina is the mother of Tawa.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

No Whakatamacr;ne ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Whakatamacr;ne.

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

Ko Pāora rāua ko Aroha ōku hungarei.
Pāora and Aroha are my inlaws.

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

He kaumātua a Amaru rāua ko Manu no tērā marae.
Amaru and Manu are elders of that marae.

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

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

Ko Heretaunga te kāinga o te tipuna tāne o te whānau.
The grandfather of the family lives in Hastings.

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

Ko Kauri tōna matuakēkē.
Kauri is his aunty.

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

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

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

Ko Niko tōna hoa tane.
Niko is her husband.

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

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

Ko Rangi tō rāua tungāne.
Rangi is their cousin.