Māori Grammar

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

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

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

Ko Te Tai Tonga te kāinga o te tipuna tāne o te whānau.
The grandfather of the family lives in Southland.

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

No Te Waipounamu ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from the South Island.

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

Ko Mia tōna matuakēkē.
Mia 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.

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 Rangi rāua ko Aria ōku hungarei.
Rangi and Aria are my inlaws.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Manu tōna matuakēkē.
Manu is his uncle.

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

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

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.

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

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

Ko Koa tō rāua tungāne.
Koa is their cousin.

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

Ko Amaru tōna hoa tane.
Amaru is her husband.

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

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

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

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