Māori Grammar

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

Kei te kanikani a Pita rāua ko Rangi.
Pita and Rangi are dancing.

Kei te haere atu rātou ko Hone, ko Hōhepa, ko Tai.
Hone, Hōhepa and Tai are going.

Nō muri i te piringa o Rangi rāua ko Papa ka whānau mai ngā tamariki.
After the union of Rangi and Papa, the children were born.

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

Ehara a Ari rāua ko Moana i te mātua.
Ari and Moana are not parents.

Ko ia te mea hangareka o rāua ko Riripeti, tōna tuahine.
She is the funny one between her and Riripeti, her sister.

Ka kōrero māua ko Mere ki a ia.
Mere and I spoke to him.

Ko Rāhera rāua ko Tipene ōna hoa.
Her friends are Rāhera and Tīpene.

Ko Flo rāua ko Rāwiri ōku kaumātua.
Flo and Rāwiri are my grandparents.

Ko Rāwiri rāua ko Tūmanako ōku taokete.
Rāwiri and Tūmanako are my twins.

Ko Rāhera rāua ko Hone ōku tūpuna.
Rāhera and Hone are my ancestors.

Ko Tai rāua ko Moana ngā ingoa o ōku hoa.
The names of my friends are Tai and Moana.

Ko Ataahua rāua ko Mia ōku tuāhine.
Ataahua and Mia are my sisters.

Ko Kayte rāua ko Denis, ko Beverley
Kayte and Denis and Beverley

Kei muri a Miriama rāua ko Rehutai i te pahi.
Miriama and Rehutai are behind the bus.

Ko Niko rāua ko Ani ngā mokopuna o Amaru rāua ko Rina.
Niko and Ani are the grandchildren of Amaru and Rina.

Ko Timi rāua ko Jen aku mātua.
Timi and Jen are my parents.

Ko Koa rātou ko Aria ko N3 āku tamariki.
Koa, Aria and N3 are my children.

Kei te tangi a Mereana rāua ko Paul.
Mereana and Paul are crying.

Ko Jacob rāua ko Hana āku tamariki.
Harnah and Jacob are my children

Ko Rāwiri rāua ko Tūmanako aku tama.
Rāwiri and Tūmanako are my sons.

Ko Chris te tama a Richard rāua ko Gin.
Chris is the son of Richard and Gin.

I roto rāua ko Mere i te whare.
He and Mere were in the house.

Ko Tame rāua ko Aroha ngā mātua o Hēmi.
Tame and Aroha are the parents of Hēmi.

Ko Rongomai rāua ko Moana ōku mātua.
Rongomai and Moana are my parents.

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

Ko Brian rāua ko Fran ōku mātua.
Brian and Fran are my parents.

Ko Aroha rāua ko Timi ana mātua.
Aroha and Timi are her parents.

Kei te haere a Riria rāua ko Larisa ki konā
Riria and Larisa are going there (by you the listener).

Kei te moe a Angie rāua ko Raiha.
Angie and Raiha are sleeping.

No Te Kaha mātou ko Hata mā.
Hata and I and the rest are from Te Kaha.

Arā, ko au te tama a Hone rāua ko Rāhera.
That is, I am the child of Hone and Rāhera.

I tērā tau ka haere mātou ko aku hoa ki Pōneke ki te tirotiro haere.
Last year me and my friends went to Wellington to look around.

Ākuanei ka haere māua ko Ataahua ki te tiki i a Mia.
Soon Ataahua and I will go to fetch Mia.

Ko Liam te mokopuna a Beverley rāua ko Denis.
Liam is the grandchild of Beverley and Denis.

Kua tūtaki au ki a Tawa rāua ko tana hoa wahine, ko Aria.
I have met Tawa and his girlfriend, Aria.

Nā wai a Papa rāua ko Rangi i whakawehe?
Who separated Papa and Rangi?

Ko Tawa rāua ko Ari ō tāua hoa.
Tawa and Ari are our friends.

Ko Raureka rāua ko Tūhawaiki ngā mātua.
Raureka and Tāhawaiki are the parents.

Ko Riripeti rāua ko Tīwana āku irāmutu.
Riripeti and Tīwana are my nieces/nephews.

Kua mate māua ko taku teina.
My younger sibling and I are sick.

Ko māua ko Mere ngā kaiāwhina.
Mere and I are the helpers.

Ko Barry rāua ko Lynne ōku mātua.
Barry and Lynne are my parents.

Ko Sally rāua ko Tīmoti ōku mātua.
My parents are Sally and Timoti.

Ko Isaac te tama a Phill rāua ko Angie.
Isaac is the son of Phill and Angie.

Ko Billy rāua ko Bob ā rāua māhanga.
Their twins are Billy and Bob.

I taraiwa māua ko taku hoa.
Me and my friend drove.

Ko Pita rātou ko Paul, ko Mere.
Peter, Paul and Mere.

Ko Rāwiri rātou ko Tūmanako, ko Rongomai, me tana tāne a Moana, aku mokopuna.
Rāwiri, Tūmanako, Rongomai, and Moana, her husband, are my grandchildren.

Ko Hone rāua ko Rāhera ōku hungawai.
Hone and Rāhera are my parents-in-law.

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

Ko Piripi rāua ko Miriama ōku mātua.
Piripi and Miriama are my parents.

Kei te kura rātou ko Hata ko Pani ko Mere.
They and Hata, Pani and Mere are at the school.

Kei roto a Kauri rāua ko Hera i tō rāua whare.
Kauri and Hera are inside their (2x) house.

Ehara ngā rangatira i a Moki rāua ko Tū-te-kawa.
Moki and Tū-te-kawa were not the chiefs.

Ko Brooklyn te mokopuna a Lynne rāua ko Barry.
Brooklyn is the grandchild of Lynne and Barry.

Kei te oma a Mere rātou ko Hariata, ko Matiu, ko Ropata.
Mere, Hariata, Matiu and Ropata are running.

I haere mātou ko aku hoa mā runga i te waka o Betsy ki te takutai, ki Te Māhia.
Me and my friends went on Betsy's car to the beach, to Māhia.

I hararei mātou ko aku hoa.
My friends and I had a holiday.

Ka haere māua ko Tame ki te hokomaha tiki ai.
Tame and I are going to the supermarket to shop.

Nō muri noa mai ka whānau mai ngā tamariki a Manu rāua ko Kauri.
The children of Manu and Kauri were born much later.

Kei roto a Kahurangi rāua ko Hōhepa i tō rāua whare.
Kahurangi and Hōhepa are inside their house.

Ko Tīwana rāua ko Riripeti aku irāmutu.
Tīwana and Riripeti are my nieces/nephews.

I āwhinatia rātou e mātou ko aku tēina.
They were helped by me and my younger siblings.

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

E whakarongo ana māua ko Paora ki te tumuaki.
Paora and I are listening to the head-master.

Ko Honi te mokopuna a Nikau rāua ko Moana.
Honi is the grandchild of Nikau and Moana.

Kei te haere a Rangi rāua ko Taika mā runga i te motukā.
Rangi and Taika are travelling by car.

I taraiwa māua ko taku hoa ki te whare wānanga i te waru karaka.
Me and my friend drove to uni at 8 o'clock.

Nō te wā o te piringa o Rangi rāua ko Papa ka tupu te werawera, ka rērere te kohu.
At the time of the union of Rangi and Papa, the heat grew, the mist rose.

Mā mātou koutou e manaaki.
We (3+ exclusive) will take care of you.

Ko rātou ko ō rātou hoa ngā mea ngaro.
They and their friends are the missing ones.

Nō Ahuriri, engari kei konei mātou ko tōku whānau e noho ana.
From Napier, but my family and I are staying here.

Mā mātou koutou e manaaki.
We will take care of you.

Ko Tai, ko Moana rātou ko Rangi.
Tai, Moana and Rangi.

Ko Riripeti rāua ko Tīwana ā māua tamariki.
Riripeti and Tīwana are our children.

Ko Rāwiri rāua ko Tūmanako ōku tungāne.
Rāwiri and Tūmanako are my brothers.

Tokorima. Ko aku mātua, mātou ko taku tuakana, ko taku tungane.
Five. My parents, (me) and my older sister and my brother.

I tērā tau i te marama o Mahuru ka haere mātou ko aku hoa mai i Papaioea ki Pōneke ki te tirotiro haere.
Last year in September me and my friends went from Palmerston North to Wellington to look around.

Kei Pōneke māua ko Sarah.
Sarah and I are in Wellington.

Ko Aidan rātou ko Kaia, ko Liam
Aidan and Kaia and Liam

Ko Brian rāua ko Fran ōku mātua
Brian and Fran are my parents

Ko Amaru rāua ko Manu.
Amaru and Manu.

E hui ana a Rama rāua ko Pita ki te pātaka kōrero.
Rama and Pita are meeting in the library.

Ko Moki rāua ko Tū-te-kawa ngā rangatira.
Moki and Tu-te-kawa were the chiefs.

Kei te katakata a Nikau rāua ko Pāora.
Nikau and Pāora are laughing.

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

I taraiwa māua ko taku hoa ki te whare wānanga.
Me and my friend drove to uni.

Ko Jim rāua ko Doug aku taokete.
Jim and Doug are my brother in laws.

He mātua a Pani rāua ko Hata,.
Pani and Hata are parents.

Ko Hone rāua ko Rāhera ōku mātua
Hone and Rāhera are my parents.

E tākaro ana a Aroha rāua ko Hēmi.
Aroha and Hēmi are playing.

Kei mua a Miriama rāua ko Rehutai i te pahi.
Miriama and Rehutai are in front of the bus.

Ko Niko te tamaiti kei waenganui i a Pita rāua ko N3.
Niko is the child between Pita and N3.

I muri i te piringa o Rangi rāua ko Papa ka whānau mai ngā tamariki.
After the union of Rangi and Papa the children were born.

I hea a Miti rāua ko Auau?
Where were Miti and Auau?

Kei te haere a Raureka rāua ko Te Naera.
Raureka and Te Naera are going.

Ko Val te tamāhine a Una rāua ko Vic.
Val is the daughter of Una and Vic.

Ko Hone rāua ko Rāhera ōku mātua.
Hone and Rāhera are my parents.

Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

I mahi māua ko tōku māmā.
My mother and I (us two, but not you the listener) worked.

Ko Ataahua te tamāhine a Koa rāua ko Mia.
Ataahua is the daughter of Koa and Mia.

Ka kōrero ia ki a māua ko Mere.
He spoke to Mere and me.

Nō mua i te piringa ki a Rangi, ka moe a Papa rāua ko Tangaroa.
Before the union with Rangi, Papa was in a relationship with Tangaroa.

Ko Mere rāua ko Lennon āku tamariki.
Mere and Lennon are my children.

I hiahia a Rangi rāua ko Koa ki te tūtaki i a rāua anō.
Rangi and Koa wanted to meet each other.

Kei te ako a Aria rāua ko Ataahua i ngā kupu whānau i te reo Māori.
Aria and Ataahua are learning Māori 'family' words.

Kei te waiata a Peter, rātou ko Paul ko Mary.
Peter, Paul and Mary are singing.

He hoa piritahi rāua ko Rāwiri.
He and Rāwiri are best friends.

He mātua pai a Rangi rāua ko Ani.
Rangi and Ani are good parents.

Ko Pāora rāua ko Rina ngā hoa o Taika rāua ko Aroha.
Pāora and Rina are the friends of Taika and Aroha.

Māua ko Mia.
Mia and me.

I hea a Retitia rāua ko Mihinui?
Where were Retitia and Mihinui?

Kei te hui a Tawa rāua ko Ari ki te pātaka kōrero.
Tawa and Ari are meeting in the library.

Ko Kauri rāua ko Hera kei te haere ki te tāone.
Kauri and Hera are going to town.

Kei te haere a Tame rāua ko Honi.
Tame and Honi are going.

Kei te hui a Rama rāua ko Pita ki te pātaka kōrero.
Rama and Pita are meeting in the library.

I te ata o te Rāhoroi ka haere mātou ko taku whānau ki Taranaki ki te whakatā.
On Saturday morning my family and I went to Taranaki for a holiday.