Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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!

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.

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.

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

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

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

Ko Rangi tōna matuakēkē.
Rangi is his uncle.

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

Ko Aria tōna matuakēkē.
Aria is his aunty.

Ko Manu rāua ko Rina ōku hungarei.
Manu and Rina are my inlaws.

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

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

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

No Whakatamacr;ne ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Whakatamacr;ne.

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

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

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

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 Hēmi tōna hoa tane.
Hēmi is her husband.

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

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

Ko Manu tō rāua tungāne.
Manu is their cousin.

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