Māori Grammar

He mātua pai a Rangi rāua ko Kauri.
Rangi and Kauri are good parents.

Māua ko Amaru.
Amaru and me.

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).

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

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.

Ko Pāora rāua ko Moana ngā mātua o Tame.
Pāora and Moana are the parents of Tame.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 Hēmi rāua ko Aroha.
The children of Hēmi and Aroha were born much later.

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

Ko Aria rāua ko Kauri kei te haere ki te tāone.
Aria and Kauri are going to town.

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

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

Ko Tame rāua ko Koa.
Tame and Koa.

Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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 Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

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

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

Ko Raureka rāua ko Tūhawaiki ngā mātua.
Raureka and Tāhawaiki are the 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 Aria rāua ko Ataahua ōku tuāhine.
Aria and Ataahua are my sisters.

Ko Taika rāua ko Rina ngā hoa o Koa rāua ko Ani.
Taika and Rina are the friends of Koa and Ani.

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

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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 Niko rāua ko Hēmi ō tāua hoa.
Niko and Hēmi are our friends.

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

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

Ko Moana te tamāhine a Tawa rāua ko Aroha.
Moana is the daughter of Tawa and Aroha.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Ko Ari rāua ko Mia ngā mokopuna o Manu rāua ko Aria.
Ari and Mia are the grandchildren of Manu and Aria.

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

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

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

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

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

Ko Amaru te mokopuna a Amaru rāua ko Ataahua.
Amaru is the grandchild of Amaru and Ataahua.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Tawa rātou ko Aria ko N3 āku tamariki.
Tawa, Aria and N3 are my children.

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

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

Kei te haere a Koa rāua ko Pita.
Koa and Pita are going.