Māori Grammar

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

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

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

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

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

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

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

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

Ko Taika rāua ko Amaru.
Taika and Amaru.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

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

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

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

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

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

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

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

Ko Amaru rāua ko Kauri ngā mokopuna o Manu rāua ko Mia.
Amaru and Kauri are the grandchildren of Manu and Mia.

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

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

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

E tākaro ana a Koa rāua ko Mia.
Koa and Mia are playing.

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

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

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.

Māua ko Honi.
Honi and me.

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Ko Tawa te mokopuna a Pāora rāua ko Aria.
Tawa is the grandchild of Pāora and Aria.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Tame rāua ko Aroha ngā hoa o Nikau rāua ko Kauri.
Tame and Aroha are the friends of Nikau and Kauri.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Honi rāua ko Rangi.
Honi and Rangi are going.

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