Māori Grammar

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

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

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

Ko Tīwana rāua ko Riripeti aku irāmutu.
Tīwana and Riripeti 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

Ko Koa rāua ko Mia ngā mātua o Niko.
Koa and Mia are the parents of Niko.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

He mātua pai a Amaru rāua ko Ataahua.
Amaru and Ataahua are good parents.

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

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

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

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

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 Hone rāua ko Rāhera ōku mātua.
Hone and Rāhera 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.

Māua ko Taika.
Taika and me.

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

Ko Pita rāua ko Manu.
Pita and Manu.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

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

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

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

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

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

E tākaro ana a Rangi rāua ko Amaru.
Rangi and Amaru are playing.

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

Ko Tame rāua ko Ani ngā hoa o Hēmi rāua ko Aria.
Tame and Ani are the friends of Hēmi and Aria.

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

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

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

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

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

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

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 Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

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 kanikani a Tawa rāua ko Honi.
Tawa and Honi are dancing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

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

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

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

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

Ko Tame rāua ko Nikau kei te haere ki te tāone.
Tame and Nikau are going to town.

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

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

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

Ko Rangi rāua ko Kauri ngā mokopuna o Tawa rāua ko Aroha.
Rangi and Kauri are the grandchildren of Tawa and Aroha.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Rina rāua ko Ataahua ōku tuāhine.
Rina and Ataahua are my sisters.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Aria te mokopuna a Ari rāua ko Ani.
Aria is the grandchild of Ari and Ani.

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.

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