Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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 tōna matuakēkē.
Manu is his uncle.

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.

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

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

Ko Mia tōna matuakēkē.
Mia is his aunty.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Taika rāua ko Aria ōku hungarei.
Taika and Aria are my inlaws.

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

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

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

No Whakatū ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Nelson.

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

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

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

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

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

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

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

Ko Nikau tō rāua tungāne.
Nikau is their cousin.

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

Ko Hēmi tōna hoa tane.
Hēmi is her husband.

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

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