Māori Grammar

Ko Ataahua tōna matuakēkē.
Ataahua is his aunty.

He kaumātua a Pāora rāua ko Tawa no tērā marae.
Pāora and Tawa are elders of that marae.

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

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

Ko Te Tai Tokerau te kāinga o te tipuna tāne o te whānau.
The grandfather of the family lives in the Northland region.

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

Ko Manu rāua ko Moana ōku hungarei.
Manu and Moana are my inlaws.

Ko Nikau te pāpā o Koa.
Nikau is Koa's father.

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

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

No Kāpiti ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Kāpiti.

Ko Tame tōna matuakēkē.
Tame is his uncle.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Tawa tō rāua tungāne.
Tawa is their cousin.

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

Ko Taika tōna hoa tane.
Taika is her husband.

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

Ko Mia te hoa wahine o Rangi.
Mia is the wife of Rangi.