Māori Grammar

Ko Ataahua tōna matuakēkē.
Ataahua is his aunty.

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

Ko Te Whanganui-a-Tara te kāinga o te tipuna tāne o te whānau.
The grandfather of the family lives in Wellington.

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.

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

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

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

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

Ko Pāora tōna matuakēkē.
Pāora is his uncle.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Aria te whaea o Hēmi.
Aria is the mother of Hēmi.

Ko Ari rāua ko Ani ōku hungarei.
Ari and Ani are my inlaws.

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

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 Koa rāua ko Amaru no tērā marae.
Koa and Amaru are elders of that marae.

No Poneke ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Wellington.

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

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

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

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

Ko Rina te hoa wahine o Tawa.
Rina is the wife of Tawa.

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

Ko Nikau tō rāua tungāne.
Nikau is their cousin.

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.

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

Ko Taika tōna hoa tane.
Taika is her husband.