Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Pāora tōna matuakēkē.
Pāora is his uncle.

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

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

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

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

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

No Poneke ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Wellington.

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

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

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

Ko Whakatamacr;ne te kāinga o te tipuna tāne o te whānau.
The grandfather of the family lives in Whakatamacr;ne.

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

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

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!

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

Ko Aria tōna matuakēkē.
Aria is his aunty.

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.

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

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

Ko Nikau tōna hoa tane.
Nikau is her husband.

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

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

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

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

Ko Amaru tō rāua tungāne.
Amaru is their cousin.

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