Māori Grammar

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.

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

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

Ko Manu tōna matuakēkē.
Manu is his uncle.

No Te Whanganui-a-Tara ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Wellington.

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Moana tōna matuakēkē.
Moana is his aunty.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Aria tō rāua tungāne.
Aria is their cousin.

Ko Kauri te hoa wahine o Hēmi.
Kauri is the wife of Hēmi.

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

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