Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Rangi rāua ko Aria ngā mokopuna o Koa rāua ko Ani.
Rangi and Aria are the grandchildren of Koa and Ani.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Kauri te mokopuna a Niko rāua ko Rina.
Kauri is the grandchild of Niko and Rina.

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

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

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.

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

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

Ko Pāora rāua ko Mia ngā mātua o Tawa.
Pāora and Mia are the parents of Tawa.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

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

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

Māua ko Mia.
Mia and me.

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

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

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

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

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

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

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

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

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

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

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

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

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 Tame rāua ko Rina ngā hoa o Amaru rāua ko Ataahua.
Tame and Rina are the friends of Amaru and Ataahua.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Niko rāua ko Kauri.
Niko and Kauri.

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.

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 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 Manu.
Rangi and Manu are going.

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