Māori Grammar

Ko Kauri tōna matuakēkē.
Kauri is his aunty.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Ko Amaru tōna matuakēkē.
Amaru is his uncle.

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

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Te Tai Tonga te kāinga o te tipuna tāne o te whānau.
The grandfather of the family lives in Southland.

No Whakatū ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Nelson.

Ko Koa rāua ko Aroha ōku hungarei.
Koa and Aroha are my inlaws.

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

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.

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

Ko Taika tōna hoa tane.
Taika is her husband.

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

Ko Tawa tō rāua tungāne.
Tawa is their cousin.

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

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