Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

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

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.

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

Ko Tame tōna matuakēkē.
Tame is his uncle.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Ataahua tōna matuakēkē.
Ataahua is his aunty.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Koa tōna hoa tane.
Koa 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 Aria te hoa wahine o Hēmi.
Aria is the wife of Hēmi.

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

Ko Rangi tō rāua tungāne.
Rangi is their cousin.

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