Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Manu tōna matuakēkē.
Manu is his uncle.

No Rakiura ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Stewart Island.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Rangi te pāpā o Koa.
Rangi is Koa's father.

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

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

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 Aroha tōna matuakēkē.
Aroha is his aunty.

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 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 Ari tō rāua tungāne.
Ari is their cousin.

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

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

Ko Taika tōna hoa tane.
Taika is her husband.