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