Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E tākaro ana a Tawa rāua ko Nikau.
Tawa and Nikau are playing.

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Honi rāua ko Tame.
Honi and Tame.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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 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 Pita te mokopuna a Rangi rāua ko Ani.
Pita is the grandchild of Rangi and Ani.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Tawa rāua ko Kauri ngā mātua o Amaru.
Tawa and Kauri are the parents of Amaru.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Ari rāua ko Mia ngā hoa o Taika rāua ko Moana.
Ari and Mia are the friends of Taika and Moana.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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 Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

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

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

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 Koa rāua ko Tawa ō tāua hoa.
Koa and Tawa are our friends.

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

Ko Tame rāua ko Ataahua ngā mokopuna o Koa rāua ko Ani.
Tame and Ataahua are the grandchildren of Koa and Ani.

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

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

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

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

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

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 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.

Māua ko Mia.
Mia and me.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kei te haere a Hēmi rāua ko Ari.
Hēmi and Ari are going.

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.