Māori Grammar

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

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

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

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

Ko Niko te pāpā o Rangi.
Niko is Rangi's father.

No Kirikiriroa ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Hamilton.

Ko Mia tōna matuakēkē.
Mia is his aunty.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Aroha te whaea o Koa.
Aroha is the mother of Koa.

Ko Manu tōna matuakēkē.
Manu is his uncle.

Ko Amaru tōna hoa tane.
Amaru is her husband.

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

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

Ko Ataahua te hoa wahine o Pāora.
Ataahua is the wife of Pāora.

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

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

Ko Ataahua tō rāua tungāne.
Ataahua is their cousin.