Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

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.

No Poneke ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Wellington.

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

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

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

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.

Ko Te Waipounamu te kāinga o te tipuna tāne o te whānau.
The grandfather of the family lives in the South Island.

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

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

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

Ko Nikau tōna matuakēkē.
Nikau is his uncle.

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

Ko Moana tōna matuakēkē.
Moana is his aunty.

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

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.

Ko Pāora tōna hoa tane.
Pāora is her husband.

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

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

Ko Amaru tō rāua tungāne.
Amaru is their cousin.