Māori Grammar

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

Ko Rakiura te kāinga o te tipuna tāne o te whānau.
The grandfather of the family lives in Stewart Island.

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

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

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

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

Ko Taika te pāpā o Manu.
Taika is Manu's father.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Aroha tōna matuakēkē.
Aroha is his aunty.

Ko Niko tōna matuakēkē.
Niko is his uncle.

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

No Whakatamacr;ne ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Whakatamacr;ne.

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.

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

Ko Hēmi tōna hoa tane.
Hēmi is her husband.

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

Ko Nikau tō rāua tungāne.
Nikau is their cousin.

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

Ko Kauri te hoa wahine o Koa.
Kauri is the wife of Koa.

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.