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