Māori Grammar

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

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

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

Ko Tawa rāua ko Mia ngā mokopuna o Pāora rāua ko Ataahua.
Tawa and Mia are the grandchildren of Pāora and Ataahua.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

He mātua pai a Hēmi rāua ko Aroha.
Hēmi and Aroha are good parents.

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

Ko Ari rāua ko Aria ngā hoa o Niko rāua ko Kauri.
Ari and Aria are the friends of Niko and Kauri.

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

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

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

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

Ko Moana te tamāhine a Manu rāua ko Ani.
Moana is the daughter of Manu and Ani.

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

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

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

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

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

E tākaro ana a Mia rāua ko Honi.
Mia and Honi are playing.

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

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

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.
Me and my friend drove.

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.

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

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

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

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Māua ko Tame.
Tame and me.

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

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

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

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

Nō Te Whanganui-a-Tara, engari kei konei mātou ko tōku whānau e noho ana.
From Wellington, but my family and I are staying here.

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

Ko Hēmi te mokopuna a Amaru rāua ko Ataahua.
Hēmi is the grandchild of Amaru and Ataahua.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Aroha rāua ko Niko.
Aroha and Niko.

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.

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

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

Ko Aroha rāua ko Aria ōku tuāhine.
Aroha and Aria are my sisters.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

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

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

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

Ko Rangi rāua ko Moana ngā mātua o Taika.
Rangi and Moana are the parents of Taika.

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 Kauri rāua ko Hera.
Kauri and Hera are going.

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