Māori Grammar

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

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

He kaumātua a Pāora rāua ko Tame no tērā marae.
Pāora and Tame are elders of that marae.

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

Ko Tawa tōna matuakēkē.
Tawa is his uncle.

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

Ko Amaru te pāpā o Hēmi.
Amaru is Hēmi's father.

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

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

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

Ko Ani tōna matuakēkē.
Ani is his aunty.

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

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

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

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

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

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Ko Pāora tō rāua tungāne.
Pāora is their cousin.

Ko Ari tōna hoa tane.
Ari is her husband.

Ko Ataahua te hoa wahine o Rangi.
Ataahua is the wife of Rangi.