Māori Grammar

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Ko Whakatamacr;ne te kāinga o te tipuna tāne o te whānau.
The grandfather of the family lives in Whakatamacr;ne.

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

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

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.

Ko Tame tōna matuakēkē.
Tame is his uncle.

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

Ko Aria tōna matuakēkē.
Aria is his aunty.

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

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

Ko Pāora tōna hoa tane.
Pāora is her husband.

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

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 Aria tō rāua tungāne.
Aria is their cousin.

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