Māori Grammar
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We ask "who?" with either ko wai? ("who is?" - singular) or ko wai mā? ("who are?" - plural).
Ko wai e haere?
Who is to go?
Ko wai i tiki i ngā tamariki i te kura?
Who picked up the children from school?
Ko wai mā kei te haere?
Who are you going with?
A question asked with ko wai must be answered using ko.
Ko wai e haere?
Who is to go?
CORRECT: Ko Rangi.
Rangi.
INCORRECT: Ka haere a Rangi.
Rangi will go.
Ko wai tōu whaea?
Who is your mother?Ko wai mā i te totohe?
Who were arguing?Ko wai i haere?
Who (all) went?Ko wai te mātāmua o tō whānau?
Who is the eldest in your family?Ko wai kei te horoi?
Who is washing?Ko Waikura tōku tuahine.
Waikura is my sister.Ko wai te whaea?
Who is the mother?Ko wai kei te āwhina i te kaiako?
Who is helping the teacher?Ko wai kei runga i te nohoanga?
Who is that on the sofa?Ko wai te tangata e hīkoi mai nei?
Who is the person walking this way?Ko wai tō tāua manuhiri?
Who is our visitor?Ko wai te māmā?
Who is the mother?Ko wai te ingoa o tō kuia?
What is your grandmother's name?Ko wai ō hoa?
Who are your friends?Ko wai te mea e mōhio ana ki te reo Māori?
Who is the one who knows te reo Māori?Ko wai ngā mātua?
Who are the parents?Ko wai kei roto i tana motukā?
Who is in her car?Ko wai kei waho i te kūaha?
Who is outside the door?Ko wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?Ko wai kei te māuiui?
Who is sick?Ko wai i kai i ngā āporo?
Who ate the apples?Ko wai te ingoa o tō hoa?
What's the name of your friend?Ko wai te koroua nui tōna aroha ki tōna whānau?
Who is the old man who has a lot of love for his whānau?Ko wai te iwi e pai ana ki te haka?
Who is the nation who is good at doing haka?Ko wai kei waho i te whare?
Who is that outside the house?Ko wai kei roto i te motokā?
Who is that in the car?Ko wai kei te tunu i te kai?
Who is cooking the food?Ko wai kei te horoi i te rūma?
Who is cleaning the room?Ko wai ka taraiwa i te pō nei?
Who will drive tonight?Ko wai tōna iwi?
What is his tribe?Ko wai kei raro i te rākau?
Who is that under the tree?Ko wai tō kaiako pāngarau?
Who is your maths teacher?Ko wai kei te whakahaere i te hui?
Who is running the meeting?Ko wai te pāpā o Tama?
Whose Tama's dad?Ko wai ō mātua?
Who are your parents?Ko wai i whakaatu i te kiriata?
Who showed the movie?Ko wai i horoi i ngā rīhi?
Who did the dishes?Ko wai te tamāhine?
Who is the daughter?Ko wai i hanga i te whare?
Who built the house?Ko wai te mātāmua?
Who is the oldest?Ko wai kei te moe?
Who is sleeping?Ko wai tērā ki korā?
Who is that over there?Ko wai kei te haere mai?
Who is coming?Ko wai te tuakana o Ataahua?
Who is the older sibling (same gender) of Ataahua?Ko wai te pōtiki o te whānau?
Who is the youngest in the family?Ko wai tō māmā?
Who is your Mum?Ko wai te ingoa o tō matua?
What's the name of your dad?Ko wai te mea pai ki te kōrero Māori?
Whose good at speaking Māori?Ko wai i hopu i te ika?
Who caught the fish?Ko wai ō hungarei?
Who are your parents in law?Ko wai tōu?
Who is yours? (eg who is your father?).Ko wai te ingoa o tēnei awa?
What is the name of this river?Ko wai ngā tamariki koi ngā hinengaro?
Who are the children with sharp minds?Ko wai te huatahi?
Who is the first born?Ko Waiokura te marae.
The marae is Waiokura.I kōrero a Pāora ki a wai?
To whom did Pāora speak?Ko wai kei te waiata i te waiata?
Who is singing the song?Ko wai te ingoa o tō pāpā?
What is the name of your mother?Ko wai kei te tākaro i te kēmu?
Who is playing the game?Ko wai i hoko i ngā pukapuka?
Who bought the books?Ko wai i tākaro i te papa tākaro?
Who played at the playground?Ko wai tō tino pēne?
Who is your favourite band?Ko wai tō teina?
Who is your younger sibling?Ko wai rā kei te tapahi i te mīti?
Who is chopping the meat?Ko wai atu ka haere?
Who else is going?Ko wai te pāpā?
Who is the father?Ko wai ngā mea a ako ana i te reo Māori?
Who are the ones learning te reo Māori?Ko wai kei te horoi i ngā rīhi?
Who is washing the dishes.Ko wai te kaiwhakahaere? Ko au tonu!
Who is the orangiser? Actually, it's me!Ko wai mā ō tāua manuhiri?
Who are our visitors?Ko wai te ingoa o tērā wahine?
What's the name of that woman?Ko wai tana ingoa?
What's her name?Ko ngā aha ngā reta ra?
What are those letters?Ko wai tō pāpā?
Who is your Dad?Ko wai kei te haere ki te hui?
Who is going to the hui?Ko wai ka haere ki te taone ā te pō nei?
Who's going to town tonight?Ko wai te ingoa o tō whānau?
What's the name of your family?Ko wai te ingoa o tērā maunga?
What is the name of that mountain?Ko wai te koroua?
Who is the grandfather?Ko wai ōna hoa?
Who are his/her friends.