Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Taika tōna matuakēkē.
Taika is his uncle.

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

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

Ko Rina tōna matuakēkē.
Rina is his aunty.

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

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

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

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

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

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

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 Whanganui-a-Tara te kāinga o te tipuna tāne o te whānau.
The grandfather of the family lives in Wellington.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Manu tō rāua tungāne.
Manu is their cousin.

Ko Ari tōna hoa tane.
Ari is her husband.

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

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.