Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

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 Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Aria te tamāhine a Pāora rāua ko Kauri.
Aria is the daughter of Pāora and Kauri.

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 Ataahua te mokopuna a Tawa rāua ko Rina.
Ataahua is the grandchild of Tawa and Rina.

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

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

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

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

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

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

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

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

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

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Māua ko Ari.
Ari and me.

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

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Hēmi rāua ko Ani ngā mātua o Nikau.
Hēmi and Ani are the parents of Nikau.

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

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

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

Ko Pita rāua ko Rangi.
Pita and Rangi.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Kei te katakata a Tawa rāua ko Nikau.
Tawa and Nikau are laughing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kei te kanikani a Ataahua rāua ko Niko.
Ataahua and Niko are dancing.

Kei te haere a Aria rāua ko Ari.
Aria and Ari 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.