Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

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

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

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 Pāora rāua ko Ani ōku hungarei.
Pāora and Ani are my inlaws.

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

Ko Rangi tōna matuakēkē.
Rangi is his uncle.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Moana tōna matuakēkē.
Moana is his aunty.

No Kawatiri ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Westport.

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

Ko Hēmi tōna hoa tane.
Hēmi is her husband.

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

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

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.

Ko Aroha te hoa wahine o Tame.
Aroha is the wife of Tame.

Ko Manu tō rāua tungāne.
Manu is their cousin.