Māori Grammar

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

Ko Tame rāua ko Aria ōku hungarei.
Tame and Aria are my inlaws.

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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.

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 Rangi tōna matuakēkē.
Rangi is his uncle.

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

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

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

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

No Te Waipounamu ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from the South Island.

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

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

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

Ko Ataahua te whaea o Hēmi.
Ataahua is the mother of Hēmi.

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.

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

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

Ko Amaru te pāpā o Taika.
Amaru is Taika's father.

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

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

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

Ko Mia tōna matuakēkē.
Mia is his aunty.

Ko Mia tō rāua tungāne.
Mia is their cousin.

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

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 Manu tōna hoa tane.
Manu is her husband.

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

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