Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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 Aria tōna matuakēkē.
Aria is his aunty.

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

Ko Nikau rāua ko Moana ōku hungarei.
Nikau and Moana are my inlaws.

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

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

Ko Taika tōna matuakēkē.
Taika is his uncle.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Kauri tō rāua tungāne.
Kauri is their cousin.

Ko Tame tōna hoa tane.
Tame is her husband.

Ko Ataahua te hoa wahine o Niko.
Ataahua is the wife of Niko.

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

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