Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

Manaakitia ōu kaumātua!
Respect your elders!

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

Ko Te Whanganui-a-Tara te kāinga o te tipuna tāne o te whānau.
The grandfather of the family lives in Wellington.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

No Te Tai Tokerau ā koutou irāmutu.
Your nieces are from the Northland region.

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

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

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

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

Ko Rina tōna matuakēkē.
Rina is his aunty.

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.

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

Ko Kauri te hoa wahine o Ari.
Kauri is the wife of Ari.

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

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

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

Ko Koa tōna hoa tane.
Koa is her husband.

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

Ko Honi tō rāua tungāne.
Honi is their cousin.