Māori Grammar

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

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

Ko Tame tōna matuakēkē.
Tame is his uncle.

Ko Ani te whaea o Nikau.
Ani is the mother of Nikau.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

Ko Aria tōna matuakēkē.
Aria is his aunty.

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

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

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

Ko Manu tō rāua tungāne.
Manu is their cousin.

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

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.

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

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

Ko Mia te hoa wahine o Manu.
Mia is the wife of Manu.