Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E tākaro ana a Kauri rāua ko Ari.
Kauri and Ari are playing.

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

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

Ehara a Niko rāua ko Aroha i te mātua.
Niko and Aroha are not parents.

Ko Manu rāua ko Nikau.
Manu and Nikau.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Taika rātou ko Tame ko N3 āku tamariki.
Taika, Tame and N3 are my children.

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

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

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

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

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

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

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 Tawa rāua ko Moana ngā mātua o Rangi.
Tawa and Moana are the parents of Rangi.

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

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

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

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

He mātua pai a Ari rāua ko Ani.
Ari and Ani are good parents.

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

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

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

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

Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

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

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

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

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

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

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

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

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

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 Aroha rāua ko Kauri ōku tuāhine.
Aroha and Kauri are my sisters.

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

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

Ko Nikau rāua ko Rina ngā mokopuna o Taika rāua ko Moana.
Nikau and Rina are the grandchildren of Taika and Moana.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Tame rāua ko Ataahua ngā hoa o Manu rāua ko Ani.
Tame and Ataahua are the friends of Manu and Ani.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Māua ko Hēmi.
Hēmi and me.

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

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

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

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

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.

Kei te haere a Rangi rāua ko Amaru.
Rangi and Amaru are going.