Māori Grammar

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

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

Ko Mia tōna matuakēkē.
Mia is his aunty.

Ko Ataahua te whaea o Pāora.
Ataahua is the mother of Pāora.

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.

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.

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

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

Ko Koa te pāpā o Rangi.
Koa is Rangi's father.

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

Ko Te Tai Tokerau te kāinga o te tipuna tāne o te whānau.
The grandfather of the family lives in the Northland region.

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

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

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

Ko Tawa rāua ko Ani ōku hungarei.
Tawa and Ani are my inlaws.

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

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

Ko Tame tōna matuakēkē.
Tame is his uncle.

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Hera tō rāua tungāne.
Hera is their cousin.

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 Hēmi tōna hoa tane.
Hēmi is her husband.