Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

Māua ko Amaru.
Amaru and me.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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?

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

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

Ko Aroha rāua ko Tawa.
Aroha and Tawa.

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

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

Ko Hēmi rātou ko Koa ko N3 āku tamariki.
Hēmi, Koa and N3 are my children.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Pāora rāua ko Mia ngā mātua o Hēmi.
Pāora and Mia are the parents of Hēmi.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Rina te tamāhine a Rangi rāua ko Moana.
Rina is the daughter of Rangi and Moana.

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

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Niko rāua ko Taika ō tāua hoa.
Niko and Taika are our friends.

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

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

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

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

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

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 Tame rāua ko Aroha ngā hoa o Nikau rāua ko Kauri.
Tame and Aroha are the friends of Nikau and Kauri.

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

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

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

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

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

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

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

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.

Nō Tāmaki-makau-rau, engari kei konei mātou ko tōku whānau e noho ana.
From Auckland, but my family and I are staying here.

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

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

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

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

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

He mātua pai a Manu rāua ko Aria.
Manu and Aria are good parents.

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

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

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

E tākaro ana a Hēmi rāua ko Koa.
Hēmi and Koa are playing.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Ko Aria te mokopuna a Niko rāua ko Mia.
Aria is the grandchild of Niko and Mia.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

Ko Ari rāua ko Aroha ngā mokopuna o Amaru rāua ko Kauri.
Ari and Aroha are the grandchildren of Amaru and Kauri.

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

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

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 haere a Hera rāua ko Honi.
Hera and Honi are going.

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