Māori Grammar

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

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

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

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Hēmi rāua ko Kauri ngā hoa o Pāora rāua ko Rina.
Hēmi and Kauri are the friends of Pāora and Rina.

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

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

Ko Amaru rāua ko Moana ngā mātua o Niko.
Amaru and Moana are the parents of Niko.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

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 Nikau rāua ko Aria ngā mokopuna o Manu rāua ko Aroha.
Nikau and Aria are the grandchildren of Manu and Aroha.

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

Ko Nikau rāua ko Aria ō tāua hoa.
Nikau and Aria are our friends.

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

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

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

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

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

Ko Tawa te mokopuna a Tame rāua ko Ani.
Tawa is the grandchild of Tame and Ani.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

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

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

Ehara a Koa rāua ko Mia i te mātua.
Koa and Mia are not parents.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Pita te tamaiti kei waenganui i a Manu rāua ko N3.
Pita is the child between Manu and N3.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Rangi rāua ko Tame.
Rangi and Tame.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māua ko Hera.
Hera and me.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kei te haere a Kauri rāua ko Nikau.
Kauri and Nikau 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.