Māori Grammar

Ko Ari tōna matuakēkē.
Ari is his uncle.

No Te Tai Hauāuru ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from the Westland region.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Manu rāua ko Ani ōku hungarei.
Manu and Ani are my inlaws.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa te kāinga o te tipuna tāne o te whānau.
The grandfather of the family lives in Gisborne.

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

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

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

Ko Kauri tōna matuakēkē.
Kauri is his aunty.

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

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!

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

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

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

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

Ko Rangi tō rāua tungāne.
Rangi is their cousin.

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

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

Ko Koa tōna hoa tane.
Koa is her husband.