Māori Grammar

Kei raro nei he kōrero mō ētahi tamariki tokotoru.
The following is a simple story about three children.

Ka whakatika aua wāhine nei, ka whai atu i taua tokotoru.
Those women stood up and followed those three.

Nō te tataunga o Taranga i ana tamariki, tokorima kē rātou.
When Taranga counted her children, there were five instead.

Kāore aku tamariki, engari he tokomaha āku irāmutu, tekau mā rima rātou.
I don't have any kids, but I have many nieces and nephews, there are fifteen of them.

Tokorua aku tēina, tokotoru aku tuahine.
I've got two younger brothers (and) I have three sisters.

Kotahi te kuia, tokotoru ngā tamariki.
One grandmother, three children.

E āhei ana au ki te kawe i ētehi tamariki tokorima i tōku waka.
I can transport five kids on my car.

Ā, tekau mātou, tokowaru ngā tamariki.
Ah, there are ten of us, eight kids.