Māori Grammar

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

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

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

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

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 Tawa rāua ko Nikau.
Tawa and Nikau.

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

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

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

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

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

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

Ko Mia te mokopuna a Amaru rāua ko Kauri.
Mia is the grandchild of Amaru and Kauri.

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

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.

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

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

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

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

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

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

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

Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

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

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

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

Nō Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa, engari kei konei mātou ko tōku whānau e noho ana.
From Gisborne, but my family and I are staying here.

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

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.

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

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

Ko Amaru rāua ko Pāora ō tāua hoa.
Amaru and Pāora are our friends.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Hēmi rāua ko Niko kei te haere ki te tāone.
Hēmi and Niko are going to town.

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

Māua ko Ari.
Ari and me.

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

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

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

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

Kei te kanikani a Rangi rāua ko Aroha.
Rangi and Aroha are dancing.

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

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

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

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

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

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

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

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

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

Ko Pāora rāua ko Aroha ngā hoa o Ari rāua ko Kauri.
Pāora and Aroha are the friends of Ari and Kauri.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Ko Ani te tamāhine a Manu rāua ko Ataahua.
Ani is the daughter of Manu and Ataahua.

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

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

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

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

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

Ehara a Koa rāua ko Aria i te mātua.
Koa and Aria are not parents.

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

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

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.

Kei te haere a Mia rāua ko Taika.
Mia and Taika are going.