Māori Grammar

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

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

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

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

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

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

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

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

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

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

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

Ko Taika rāua ko Rina ngā hoa o Niko rāua ko Mia.
Taika and Rina are the friends of Niko and Mia.

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

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

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

Ko Hēmi rātou ko Pāora ko N3 āku tamariki.
Hēmi, Pāora and N3 are my children.

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

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 Pita te tamaiti kei waenganui i a Taika rāua ko N3.
Pita is the child between Taika and N3.

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

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

He mātua pai a Rangi rāua ko Aria.
Rangi and Aria are good parents.

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

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

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

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

Ko Tawa rāua ko Aroha ngā mokopuna o Pāora rāua ko Ani.
Tawa and Aroha are the grandchildren of Pāora and Ani.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Mia te tamāhine a Nikau rāua ko Moana.
Mia is the daughter of Nikau and Moana.

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

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

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

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

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 Ari rāua ko Aria ngā mātua o Hēmi.
Ari and Aria are the parents of Hēmi.

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

E tākaro ana a Amaru rāua ko Tame.
Amaru and Tame are playing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Nikau rāua ko Rangi.
Nikau and Rangi.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

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.

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

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 Ataahua ki te hokomaha tiki ai.
Ataahua and I are going to the supermarket to shop.

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

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

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

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.

Māua ko Ari.
Ari and me.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

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 haere a Pita rāua ko Taika.
Pita and Taika are going.

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.