Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Tame rāua ko Mia ngā hoa o Niko rāua ko Rina.
Tame and Mia are the friends of Niko and Rina.

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

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

Ko Koa rāua ko Aria ngā mātua o Ari.
Koa and Aria are the parents of Ari.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Tawa te mokopuna a Taika rāua ko Ataahua.
Tawa is the grandchild of Taika and Ataahua.

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

Ko Ataahua rāua ko Aroha kei te haere ki te tāone.
Ataahua and Aroha are going to town.

Ko Aroha te tamāhine a Tawa rāua ko Ani.
Aroha is the daughter of Tawa and Ani.

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

Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

Māua ko Koa.
Koa and me.

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

Ko Hēmi rāua ko Kauri ō tāua hoa.
Hēmi and Kauri are our friends.

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.

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

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Niko rāua ko Aria.
Niko and Aria.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Hēmi rāua ko Moana ngā mokopuna o Manu rāua ko Kauri.
Hēmi and Moana are the grandchildren of Manu and Kauri.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ehara a Nikau rāua ko Rina i te mātua.
Nikau and Rina are not parents.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

E tākaro ana a Tawa rāua ko Ataahua.
Tawa and Ataahua are playing.

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

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

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

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

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

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 te hui a Aroha rāua ko Koa ki te pātaka kōrero.
Aroha and Koa are meeting in the library.

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

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

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 Aroha rāua ko Ani ōku tuāhine.
Aroha and Ani are my sisters.

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 Hēmi rāua ko Kauri.
Hēmi and Kauri are going.

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