Māori Grammar

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

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

Ko Ari rāua ko Aroha.
Ari and Aroha.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

He mātua pai a Koa rāua ko Aroha.
Koa and Aroha are good parents.

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

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

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

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

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Tawa rāua ko Ataahua ngā mātua o Rangi.
Tawa and Ataahua are the parents of Rangi.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Ko Nikau rāua ko Ani ngā hoa o Taika rāua ko Kauri.
Nikau and Ani are the friends of Taika and Kauri.

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

Māua ko Manu.
Manu and me.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

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

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

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

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

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 Aria te tamāhine a Amaru rāua ko Aroha.
Aria is the daughter of Amaru and Aroha.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

Ko Mia rātou ko Ari ko N3 āku tamariki.
Mia, Ari and N3 are my children.

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

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

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.

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kei te haere a Aria rāua ko Hera.
Aria and Hera 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.