Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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 atu rātou ko Hone, ko Hōhepa, ko Tai.
Hone, Hōhepa and Tai are going.

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

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

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

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

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.

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Pita rāua ko Niko kei te haere ki te tāone.
Pita and Niko are going to town.

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

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

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 Hēmi rāua ko Moana ngā hoa o Ari rāua ko Aria.
Hēmi and Moana are the friends of Ari and Aria.

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

Ehara a Manu rāua ko Aroha i te mātua.
Manu and Aroha are not parents.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

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

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

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

Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

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

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.

Nō Te Waipounamu, engari kei konei mātou ko tōku whānau e noho ana.
From the South Island, but my family and I are staying here.

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

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māua ko Pāora.
Pāora and me.

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

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

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

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

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

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

Ko Kauri rāua ko Aria ō tāua hoa.
Kauri and Aria are our friends.

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

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

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

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Ko Niko rāua ko Ani ngā mātua o Rangi.
Niko and Ani are the parents of Rangi.

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

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Ko Pāora rāua ko Aria ngā mokopuna o Nikau rāua ko Aroha.
Pāora and Aria are the grandchildren of Nikau and Aroha.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Hēmi rāua ko Nikau.
Hēmi and Nikau.

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

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

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

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

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.

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 Tame rāua ko Tawa.
Tame and Tawa are going.