Māori Grammar

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

Ko Te Tai Rāwhiti te kāinga o te tipuna tāne o te whānau.
The grandfather of the family lives in the Eastland region.

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

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

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

No Ōtautahi ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Christhurch.

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

Ko Tame rāua ko Aroha ōku hungarei.
Tame and Aroha are my inlaws.

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

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

Ko Mia tōna matuakēkē.
Mia is his aunty.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Rina te whaea o Taika.
Rina is the mother of Taika.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Rangi tōna matuakēkē.
Rangi is his uncle.

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

Ko Kauri tō rāua tungāne.
Kauri is their cousin.

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.

Ko Hēmi tōna hoa tane.
Hēmi is her husband.

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

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

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