Māori Grammar

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

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

Ko Tame rāua ko Ataahua ngā mokopuna o Ari rāua ko Rina.
Tame and Ataahua are the grandchildren of Ari and Rina.

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

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

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

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

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

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

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

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

Ko Rangi rāua ko Ani ngā hoa o Koa rāua ko Kauri.
Rangi and Ani are the friends of Koa and Kauri.

Ko Aroha te tamāhine a Amaru rāua ko Aria.
Aroha is the daughter of Amaru and Aria.

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

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

He mātua pai a Pāora rāua ko Mia.
Pāora and Mia are good parents.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Ari rāua ko Aria kei te haere ki te tāone.
Ari and Aria are going to town.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Pāora te mokopuna a Tawa rāua ko Moana.
Pāora is the grandchild of Tawa and Moana.

Māua ko Amaru.
Amaru and me.

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

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

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

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

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

E tākaro ana a Ataahua rāua ko Taika.
Ataahua and Taika are playing.

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

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

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

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

Nō Tāmaki-makau-rau, engari kei konei mātou ko tōku whānau e noho ana.
From Auckland, but my family and I are staying here.

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

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

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

Ko Manu rāua ko Aroha ngā mātua o Nikau.
Manu and Aroha are the parents of Nikau.

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

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

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

Ko Tame rāua ko Hēmi.
Tame and Hēmi.

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

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

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

Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

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

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

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

Ko Kauri rātou ko Honi ko N3 āku tamariki.
Kauri, Honi and N3 are my children.

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

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

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

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