Māori Grammar

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

No Te Tai Tonga ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Southland.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Hēmi tōna matuakēkē.
Hēmi is his uncle.

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

Ko Kauri tōna matuakēkē.
Kauri is his aunty.

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 Tawa rāua ko Ani ōku hungarei.
Tawa and Ani are my inlaws.

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

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

Ko Mia te whaea o Rangi.
Mia is the mother of Rangi.

Ko Koa tō rāua tungāne.
Koa is their cousin.

Ko Manu tōna hoa tane.
Manu is her husband.

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.

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

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

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