Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

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

Ko Hēmi rāua ko Moana ngā mātua o Nikau.
Hēmi and Moana are the parents of Nikau.

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

Ko Pāora rāua ko Ataahua ngā hoa o Tame rāua ko Aria.
Pāora and Ataahua are the friends of Tame and Aria.

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

Kei te kanikani a Kauri rāua ko Niko.
Kauri and Niko are dancing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

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

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

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

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

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

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

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

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

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

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

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

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

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

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 Honi rāua ko Mia.
Honi and Mia.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Mia te tamāhine a Taika rāua ko Ani.
Mia is the daughter of Taika and Ani.

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

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

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

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

Ko Amaru rātou ko Pita ko N3 āku tamariki.
Amaru, Pita and N3 are my children.

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

Ko Nikau te mokopuna a Manu rāua ko Aroha.
Nikau is the grandchild of Manu and Aroha.

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

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

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

Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ehara a Koa rāua ko Kauri i te mātua.
Koa and Kauri are not parents.

Ko Niko rāua ko Rina ngā mokopuna o Ari rāua ko Moana.
Niko and Rina are the grandchildren of Ari and Moana.

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.

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

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

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

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

E tākaro ana a Kauri rāua ko Niko.
Kauri and Niko are playing.

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

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

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

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

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

Māua ko Tawa.
Tawa and me.

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

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

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

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

He mātua pai a Tawa rāua ko Aria.
Tawa and Aria are good parents.

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

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

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

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

Ko Mia rāua ko Ani ōku tuāhine.
Mia and Ani are my sisters.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Kei te haere a Honi rāua ko Mia.
Honi and Mia are going.