Māori Grammar

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

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

Ko Rangi rāua ko Kauri ōku hungarei.
Rangi and Kauri are my inlaws.

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

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

Ko Mia tōna matuakēkē.
Mia is his aunty.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

No Taranaki ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Taranaki.

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

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

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

Ko Tawa tōna matuakēkē.
Tawa is his uncle.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Ari tōna hoa tane.
Ari is her husband.

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

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

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 Taika tō rāua tungāne.
Taika is their cousin.