Māori Grammar

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Ani te whaea o Tawa.
Ani is the mother of Tawa.

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

Ko Poneke te kāinga o te tipuna tāne o te whānau.
The grandfather of the family lives in Wellington.

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

No Waikanae ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from Waikanae.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Mia tōna matuakēkē.
Mia is his aunty.

Ko Nikau tōna matuakēkē.
Nikau is his uncle.

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

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

Ko Hēmi tō rāua tungāne.
Hēmi is their cousin.

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

Ko Manu tōna hoa tane.
Manu is her husband.