Māori Grammar

Ko Te Waipounamu te kāinga o te tipuna tāne o te whānau.
The grandfather of the family lives in the South Island.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Kauri tōna matuakēkē.
Kauri is his aunty.

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

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.

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

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

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

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

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

No Te Tai Tonga ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Southland.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Niko tōna matuakēkē.
Niko is his uncle.

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

Ko Tame tōna hoa tane.
Tame is her husband.

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

Ko Honi tō rāua tungāne.
Honi is their cousin.

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

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

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