Māori Grammar

Ko Tawa tōna matuakēkē.
Tawa is his uncle.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Aroha te whaea o Nikau.
Aroha is the mother of Nikau.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

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

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

Ko Ataahua tōna matuakēkē.
Ataahua is his aunty.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Manu tōna hoa tane.
Manu is her husband.

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

Ko Rangi tō rāua tungāne.
Rangi is their cousin.

Ko Ngāti Hāmuti Wera to ingoa o tērā iwi.
The name of that tribe is Ngāti Hāmuti Wera.

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