Māori Grammar

Ko Amaru tōna matuakēkē.
Amaru is his uncle.

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

No Kirikiriroa ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Hamilton.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Rina tōna matuakēkē.
Rina is his aunty.

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

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

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

Ko Moana te whaea o Niko.
Moana is the mother of Niko.

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

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

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

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.

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.

Ko Te Whanganui-a-Tara te kāinga o te tipuna tāne o te whānau.
The grandfather of the family lives in Wellington.

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

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

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

Ko Kauri te hoa wahine o Ari.
Kauri is the wife of Ari.

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

Ko Rangi tō rāua tungāne.
Rangi is their cousin.

Ko Manu tōna hoa tane.
Manu is her husband.

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.

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