Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

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

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

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

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

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

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

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Amaru te mokopuna a Pāora rāua ko Ataahua.
Amaru is the grandchild of Pāora and Ataahua.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Ko Tawa rāua ko Aria ngā hoa o Niko rāua ko Moana.
Tawa and Aria are the friends of Niko and Moana.

Ko Tame rāua ko Aroha kei te haere ki te tāone.
Tame and Aroha are going to town.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 hungawai.
Hone and Rāhera are my parents-in-law.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

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

Ko Aroha te tamāhine a Taika rāua ko Kauri.
Aroha is the daughter of Taika and Kauri.

Ko Kauri rāua ko Ataahua.
Kauri and Ataahua.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Rangi rāua ko Ataahua ngā mokopuna o Ari rāua ko Mia.
Rangi and Ataahua are the grandchildren of Ari and Mia.

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

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

Māua ko Pita.
Pita and me.

Ko Koa rāua ko Aria ngā mātua o Nikau.
Koa and Aria are the parents of Nikau.

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Mia rāua ko Ari ō tāua hoa.
Mia and Ari are our friends.

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

Ko Rangi rātou ko Manu ko N3 āku tamariki.
Rangi, Manu and N3 are my children.

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

Kei te haere a Rangi rāua ko Honi.
Rangi 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.