Māori Grammar

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

Ko Nikau rāua ko Mia ngā mokopuna o Tawa rāua ko Ataahua.
Nikau and Mia are the grandchildren of Tawa and Ataahua.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

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

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 kanikani a Niko rāua ko Pita.
Niko and Pita are dancing.

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

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

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

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

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 Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

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

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

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

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

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).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Tame rāua ko Rina ngā hoa o Niko rāua ko Aroha.
Tame and Rina are the friends of Niko and Aroha.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

Ko Ani te tamāhine a Ari rāua ko Kauri.
Ani is the daughter of Ari and Kauri.

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.

Māua ko Pāora.
Pāora and me.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

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

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

E tākaro ana a Hera rāua ko Manu.
Hera and Manu are playing.

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Pita rātou ko Amaru ko N3 āku tamariki.
Pita, Amaru and N3 are my children.

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

Ko Taika rāua ko Ataahua.
Taika and Ataahua.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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 Tawa rāua ko Ari.
Tawa and Ari are going.