Māori Grammar

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

Rātou ko ōna hoa.
She and her friends.

Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam

Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.

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

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

Ko Ari rāua ko Aria ngā mokopuna o Koa rāua ko Aroha.
Ari and Aria are the grandchildren of Koa and Aroha.

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

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

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

Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Māua ko Pita.
Pita and me.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Aria rāua ko Honi.
Aria and Honi.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Mātou ko Hata.
Hata and the rest of us.

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

Kei te kanikani a Pāora rāua ko Amaru.
Pāora and Amaru are dancing.

Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ko Tame rāua ko Mia ngā hoa o Manu rāua ko Moana.
Tame and Mia are the friends of Manu and Moana.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

He mātua pai a Amaru rāua ko Aroha.
Amaru and Aroha are good parents.

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

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

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

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

Ko Mia rātou ko Tame ko N3 āku tamariki.
Mia, Tame and N3 are my children.

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

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

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

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

Ko Tawa rāua ko Ani ngā mātua o Niko.
Tawa and Ani are the parents of Niko.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mātou ko tōku whānau.
Me and my family.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Ko Honi te mokopuna a Rangi rāua ko Mia.
Honi is the grandchild of Rangi and Mia.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kei te haere a Amaru rāua ko Ataahua.
Amaru and Ataahua are going.

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.