Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

No Te Tai Rāwhiti ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from the Eastland region.

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

Ko Mia tōna matuakēkē.
Mia is his aunty.

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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 Amaru te pāpā o Rangi.
Amaru is Rangi's father.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Pāora tōna matuakēkē.
Pāora is his uncle.

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

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

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

Ko Niko tōna hoa tane.
Niko is her husband.

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 Kauri tō rāua tungāne.
Kauri is their cousin.

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