Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

No Te Tai Hauāuru ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from the Westland region.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

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.

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

Ko Tawa tōna matuakēkē.
Tawa is his uncle.

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

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

Ko Mia tōna matuakēkē.
Mia is his aunty.

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

Ko Aroha te hoa wahine o Koa.
Aroha is the wife of Koa.

Ko Taika tōna hoa tane.
Taika is her husband.

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

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 Nikau tō rāua tungāne.
Nikau is their cousin.

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