Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

He tatau tō te whare.
The 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.

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

Ko Mia tōna matuakēkē.
Mia is his aunty.

Ko Nikau tōna matuakēkē.
Nikau is his uncle.

He kaumātua a Manu rāua ko Pāora no tērā marae.
Manu and Pāora are elders of that marae.

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

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

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

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

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

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

No Whakatamacr;ne ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Whakatamacr;ne.

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

Ko Rangi tōna hoa tane.
Rangi is her husband.

Ko Rangi tō rāua tungāne.
Rangi is their cousin.

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

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