Māori Grammar

Ko Aria tōna matuakēkē.
Aria is his aunty.

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

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

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Tame te pāpā o Nikau.
Tame is Nikau's father.

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

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

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

Ko Kauri te whaea o Koa.
Kauri is the mother of Koa.

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

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

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

No Te Tai Tokerau ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from the Northland region.

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

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

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

Ko Manu tōna matuakēkē.
Manu is his uncle.

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

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

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 Rangi tō rāua tungāne.
Rangi is their cousin.

Ko Moana te hoa wahine o Hēmi.
Moana is the wife of Hēmi.

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

Ko Rangi tōna hoa tane.
Rangi is her husband.