Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Hera rāua ko Aria ō tāua hoa.
Hera and Aria are our friends.

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

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

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

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

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

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

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

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 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.

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

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

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

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

Ehara a Tawa rāua ko Ani i te mātua.
Tawa and Ani are not parents.

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

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

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

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

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.

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

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

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

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

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

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

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

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.

Ko Mia te tamāhine a Manu rāua ko Rina.
Mia is the daughter of Manu and Rina.

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

Ko Pāora rāua ko Moana ngā mātua o Ari.
Pāora and Moana are the parents of Ari.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

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

He mātua pai a Niko rāua ko Kauri.
Niko and Kauri are good parents.

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

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

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.

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

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

Kei te kanikani a Tawa rāua ko Tame.
Tawa and Tame are dancing.

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

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

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

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

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

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

Ko Amaru rāua ko Pāora.
Amaru and Pāora.

Māua ko Nikau.
Nikau and me.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Nikau rāua ko Ataahua ngā hoa o Koa rāua ko Ani.
Nikau and Ataahua are the friends of Koa and Ani.

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

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

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

Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Rangi te mokopuna a Amaru rāua ko Mia.
Rangi is the grandchild of Amaru and Mia.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Kei te haere a Tame rāua ko Amaru.
Tame and Amaru 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.