Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Mia rāua ko Honi.
Mia and Honi.

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

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

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

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

Kei te katakata a Pāora rāua ko Aroha.
Pāora and Aroha are laughing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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 Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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 Amaru rāua ko Ari ō tāua hoa.
Amaru and Ari are our friends.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Nikau te mokopuna a Niko rāua ko Kauri.
Nikau is the grandchild of Niko and Kauri.

Ko Ani te tamāhine a Hēmi rāua ko Ataahua.
Ani is the daughter of Hēmi and Ataahua.

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

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

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

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

Ko Koa rāua ko Mia ngā mokopuna o Tame rāua ko Rina.
Koa and Mia are the grandchildren of Tame and Rina.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māua ko Honi.
Honi and me.

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

Ko Taika rātou ko Koa ko N3 āku tamariki.
Taika, Koa and N3 are my children.

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

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

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

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

Ko Rangi rāua ko Aroha ngā mātua o Pāora.
Rangi and Aroha are the parents of Pāora.

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

Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

Ko Pāora rāua ko Aroha kei te haere ki te tāone.
Pāora and Aroha are going to town.

Ehara a Taika rāua ko Aria i te mātua.
Taika and Aria are not parents.

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kei te haere a Tawa rāua ko Manu.
Tawa and Manu 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.