Māori Grammar

Ko Amaru tōna matuakēkē.
Amaru is his uncle.

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

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

No Waikanae ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Waikanae.

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

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

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 Mia te whaea o Taika.
Mia is the mother of Taika.

Ko Ari rāua ko Aroha ōku hungarei.
Ari and Aroha are my inlaws.

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

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

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.

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

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

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 Ataahua tōna matuakēkē.
Ataahua is his aunty.

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

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

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

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

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

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

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

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.

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

Ko Aria tō rāua tungāne.
Aria is their cousin.

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

Ko Nikau tōna hoa tane.
Nikau is her husband.