Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

Ko Rina te tamāhine a Niko rāua ko Kauri.
Rina is the daughter of Niko and Kauri.

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

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

Māua ko Kauri.
Kauri and me.

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

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

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

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

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

Ko Koa rāua ko Aria.
Koa and Aria.

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

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

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Pita te mokopuna a Taika rāua ko Moana.
Pita is the grandchild of Taika and Moana.

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

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

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Rangi rāua ko Rina ngā mokopuna o Hēmi rāua ko Kauri.
Rangi and Rina are the grandchildren of Hēmi and Kauri.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Pāora rāua ko Ataahua ngā mātua o Amaru.
Pāora and Ataahua are the parents of Amaru.

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

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

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

Ko Manu rāua ko Aroha ngā hoa o Tawa rāua ko Aria.
Manu and Aroha are the friends of Tawa and Aria.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Te Tai Tonga, engari kei konei mātou ko tōku whānau e noho ana.
From Southland, but my family and I are staying here.

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

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

Ko Honi rāua ko Koa kei te haere ki te tāone.
Honi and Koa are going to town.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Mia rāua ko Tame.
Mia and Tame are going.

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