Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

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

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

Ko Hēmi rāua ko Mia ngā mokopuna o Rangi rāua ko Aroha.
Hēmi and Mia are the grandchildren of Rangi and Aroha.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Kauri te tamāhine a Taika rāua ko Moana.
Kauri is the daughter of Taika and Moana.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Nikau rāua ko Ataahua ō tāua hoa.
Nikau and Ataahua are our friends.

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

Ko Amaru rāua ko Aria.
Amaru and Aria.

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

Ko Manu te mokopuna a Nikau rāua ko Mia.
Manu is the grandchild of Nikau and Mia.

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

Ko Manu rāua ko Aroha ngā mātua o Niko.
Manu and Aroha are the parents of Niko.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

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

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

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

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

Ko Ari rāua ko Aria ngā hoa o Koa rāua ko Ani.
Ari and Aria are the friends of Koa and Ani.

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

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

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

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

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

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

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

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

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

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.

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

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

Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māua ko Mia.
Mia and me.

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

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

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

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

Kei te haere a Taika rāua ko Rangi.
Taika and Rangi are going.

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