Māori Grammar

Ko Niko tōna matuakēkē.
Niko is his uncle.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

Ko Moana tōna matuakēkē.
Moana is his aunty.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Ari tōna hoa tane.
Ari is her husband.

Ko Ataahua tō rāua tungāne.
Ataahua is their cousin.

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

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?