Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

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

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

Ko Rina te tamāhine a Hēmi rāua ko Ataahua.
Rina is the daughter of Hēmi and Ataahua.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

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

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 Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nō Te Whanganui-a-Tara, engari kei konei mātou ko tōku whānau e noho ana.
From Wellington, but my family and I are staying here.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Koa rāua ko Ani ngā hoa o Ari rāua ko Moana.
Koa and Ani are the friends of Ari and Moana.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

Māua ko Aroha.
Aroha and me.

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

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

Kei te kanikani a Pita rāua ko Honi.
Pita and Honi are dancing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Rangi rāua ko Koa.
Rangi and Koa.

Ko Taika rāua ko Rina ngā mokopuna o Amaru rāua ko Ataahua.
Taika and Rina are the grandchildren of Amaru and Ataahua.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Hera rāua ko Kauri.
Hera and Kauri are going.

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