Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Taika rāua ko Rina ngā mātua o Manu.
Taika and Rina are the parents of Manu.

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

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

Kei te kanikani a Hēmi rāua ko Ataahua.
Hēmi and Ataahua are dancing.

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Ko Taika rāua ko Pāora.
Taika and Pāora.

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

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

Ehara a Niko rāua ko Ataahua i te mātua.
Niko and Ataahua are not parents.

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.

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.

Ko Honi te mokopuna a Ari rāua ko Aroha.
Honi is the grandchild of Ari and Aroha.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

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

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

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

He mātua pai a Koa rāua ko Moana.
Koa and Moana are good parents.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Pāora rāua ko Kauri ngā hoa o Rangi rāua ko Mia.
Pāora and Kauri are the friends of Rangi and Mia.

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

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.

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

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

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

Ko Hēmi rāua ko Aria ngā mokopuna o Nikau rāua ko Ani.
Hēmi and Aria are the grandchildren of Nikau and Ani.

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

Ko Rina te tamāhine a Tame rāua ko Ataahua.
Rina is the daughter of Tame and Ataahua.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Aroha rāua ko Tame ō tāua hoa.
Aroha and Tame are our friends.

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

Ko Moana rāua ko Kauri ōku tuāhine.
Moana and Kauri are my sisters.

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

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

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

E tākaro ana a Rangi rāua ko Kauri.
Rangi and Kauri are playing.

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

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.

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

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

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

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.

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

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

Kei te katakata a Aria rāua ko Koa.
Aria and Koa are laughing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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 Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

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

Māua ko Niko.
Niko and me.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Taika rāua ko Pāora kei te haere ki te tāone.
Taika and Pāora are going to town.

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

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

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

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

Ko Honi rātou ko Mia ko N3 āku tamariki.
Honi, Mia and N3 are my children.

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.

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

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