Māori Grammar

Ko Nikau rāua ko Amaru.
Nikau and Amaru.

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

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

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

Kei te katakata a Kauri rāua ko Hera.
Kauri and Hera are laughing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

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

Ko Ari rāua ko Ataahua ngā hoa o Rangi rāua ko Ani.
Ari and Ataahua are the friends of Rangi and Ani.

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

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

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

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

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

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

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

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

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

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

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

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

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 Manu rāua ko Taika kei te haere ki te tāone.
Manu and Taika are going to town.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Nikau rāua ko Mia ngā mātua o Niko.
Nikau and Mia are the parents of Niko.

Ko Taika rāua ko Aria ngā mokopuna o Hēmi rāua ko Moana.
Taika and Aria are the grandchildren of Hēmi and Moana.

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

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

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

Māua ko Aria.
Aria and me.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Ko Kauri te tamāhine a Manu rāua ko Aroha.
Kauri is the daughter of Manu and Aroha.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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 Mia rāua ko Aria ōku tuāhine.
Mia and Aria are my sisters.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

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

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

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

Mā mātou koutou e manaaki.
We (3+ exclusive) 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.

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

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

He hoa piritahi rāua ko Rāwiri.
He and Rāwiri are best 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 māua ko Mere ngā kaiāwhina.
Mere and I are the helpers.

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

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 Pita rāua ko Manu.
Pita and Manu are going.