Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

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

Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

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 katakata a Hera rāua ko Aroha.
Hera and Aroha are laughing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Amaru rāua ko Aroha ngā hoa o Pāora rāua ko Mia.
Amaru and Aroha are the friends of Pāora and Mia.

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

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

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 Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

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

Ko Manu rāua ko Kauri ngā mātua o Taika.
Manu and Kauri are the parents of Taika.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

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

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

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

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

Māua ko Aria.
Aria and me.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Manu rāua ko Koa.
Manu and Koa.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Ari rāua ko Aria ngā mokopuna o Tawa rāua ko Moana.
Ari and Aria are the grandchildren of Tawa and Moana.

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

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

Ko Hēmi rāua ko Pita ō tāua hoa.
Hēmi and Pita are our friends.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kei te haere a Ataahua rāua ko Tame.
Ataahua and Tame 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.