Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Rangi rāua ko Kauri ngā hoa o Taika rāua ko Ataahua.
Rangi and Kauri are the friends of Taika and Ataahua.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Tawa rāua ko Moana ngā mokopuna o Manu rāua ko Rina.
Tawa and Moana are the grandchildren of Manu and Rina.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Kei te katakata a Amaru rāua ko Mia.
Amaru and Mia are laughing.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Ko Kauri te tamāhine a Niko rāua ko Ataahua.
Kauri is the daughter of Niko and Ataahua.

Kei te kanikani a Honi rāua ko Pita.
Honi and Pita are dancing.

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

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

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

Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

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

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

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

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

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

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

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.

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E tākaro ana a Hera rāua ko Tame.
Hera and Tame are playing.

Ka haere māua ko Manu ki te hokomaha tiki ai.
Manu 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.

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

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

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

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

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

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 Taika rāua ko Aria.
Taika and Aria.

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

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

Māua ko Kauri.
Kauri and me.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Nikau.
Niko and Nikau are going.