Māori Grammar

Ko Amaru te pāpā o Ari.
Amaru is Ari's father.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Ko Moana tōna matuakēkē.
Moana is his aunty.

Ko Rangi tōna matuakēkē.
Rangi is his uncle.

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.

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

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

Ko Koa tōna hoa tane.
Koa is her husband.

Ko Tame tō rāua tungāne.
Tame is their cousin.

Ko Rina te hoa wahine o Tame.
Rina is the wife of Tame.