Māori Grammar

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Ko Pāora rāua ko Rangi.
Pāora and Rangi.

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

Ko Amaru rāua ko Mia ngā hoa o Nikau rāua ko Ataahua.
Amaru and Mia are the friends of Nikau and Ataahua.

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

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

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

Kei te kanikani a Tawa rāua ko Ari.
Tawa and Ari are dancing.

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

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

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

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

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

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

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

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

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

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

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

Ko Pāora rāua ko Ani ngā mokopuna o Manu rāua ko Moana.
Pāora and Ani are the grandchildren of Manu and Moana.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kei te katakata a Taika rāua ko Rangi.
Taika and Rangi are laughing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māua ko Mia.
Mia and me.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

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

Ko Hera rātou ko Niko ko N3 āku tamariki.
Hera, Niko and N3 are my children.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kei te haere a Aroha rāua ko Honi.
Aroha and Honi 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.