Māori Grammar

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Nō Te Tai Tonga, engari kei konei mātou ko tōku whānau e noho ana.
From Southland, but my family and I are staying here.

Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

Māua ko Amaru.
Amaru and me.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Ko Hēmi rāua ko Tawa.
Hēmi and Tawa.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

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

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

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

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

Kei te katakata a Mia rāua ko Pita.
Mia and Pita are laughing.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

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

Ko Rangi rāua ko Hera kei te haere ki te tāone.
Rangi and Hera are going to town.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

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

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

Ko Aria te tamāhine a Tame rāua ko Mia.
Aria is the daughter of Tame and Mia.

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

Ko Niko rāua ko Kauri ngā mokopuna o Taika rāua ko Rina.
Niko and Kauri are the grandchildren of Taika and Rina.

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

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

Ko Hēmi te mokopuna a Ari rāua ko Moana.
Hēmi is the grandchild of Ari and Moana.

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

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 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).

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

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

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

Ko Manu rāua ko Aroha ngā hoa o Rangi rāua ko Aria.
Manu and Aroha are the friends of Rangi and Aria.

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

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 haere a Ari rāua ko Rangi.
Ari and Rangi are going.

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