Māori Grammar

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

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

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

Ko Koa te mokopuna a Rangi rāua ko Rina.
Koa is the grandchild of Rangi and Rina.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Manu rāua ko Ani ngā mokopuna o Ari rāua ko Ataahua.
Manu and Ani are the grandchildren of Ari and Ataahua.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Māua ko Kauri.
Kauri and me.

Ko Aroha rātou ko Ataahua ko N3 āku tamariki.
Aroha, Ataahua and N3 are my children.

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

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

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

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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 Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

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

Ko Hera rāua ko Hēmi kei te haere ki te tāone.
Hera and Hēmi are going to town.

Ko Tawa rāua ko Mia ngā hoa o Nikau rāua ko Kauri.
Tawa and Mia are the friends of Nikau and Kauri.

Ko Rina te tamāhine a Pāora rāua ko Aria.
Rina is the daughter of Pāora and Aria.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

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

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

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

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

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

Ehara a Amaru rāua ko Moana i te mātua.
Amaru and Moana are not parents.

Kei te kanikani a Amaru rāua ko Rangi.
Amaru and Rangi are dancing.

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

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

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

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

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

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

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

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

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

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

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

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

Ko Tame rāua ko Ari.
Tame and Ari.

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

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

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

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

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

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

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

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

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 Retitia rāua ko Mihinui?
Where were Retitia and Mihinui?

Ko Tame rāua ko Ani ngā mātua o Taika.
Tame and Ani are the parents of Taika.

I roto rāua ko Mere i te whare.
He and Mere were in the 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 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 Niko rāua ko Pāora.
Niko and Pāora are going.