On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko wai te iwi e pai ana ki te haka?
Who is the nation who is good at doing haka?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai tōna iwi?
What is his tribe?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

E haka ana te iwi whenua rā i te haka.
The local people were performing the haka.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

I tērā tau i hūnuku tōku whānau ki ngā roto o Kai Iwi.
Last year, my family moved to the lakes of Kai Iwi.
Simple sentences: past tense - i

I te topenga o te rākau, ka riri te iwi.
When the tree was cut, the people were angry.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te

Ka haere te iwi ki te hui kia kōrero ngā kaumātua.
The iwi will travel to the meeting so the elders can talk.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Kei te wharenui te iwi e kōrero ana mō te hui ā te mutunga wiki.
The people are in the wharenui talking about the meeting on the weekend.

E tino rata ana au ki te iwi o reira.
I really like the people from there.
To like - rata

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Mā te rangatira o te iwi te hui e tīmata ki te karakia.
The chief of the tribe will begin the meeting with the prayer.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā tāu rourou, mā tāku rourou ka ora te iwi.
Through your food basket and my food basket the people will be fed.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai

I hīkoi au ki te marae kia kōrero te iwi mō te kaupapa.
I went to the marae so the iwi can discuss the initiative.
So that something can happen for someone else - kia

I puta he hua ki te iwi Māori i ērā kaupapa? Kāore kau.
Did Māori benefit from those measures? Not at all.
there wasn't any... absolutely no... - Kāore kau...

Ka tū atu he kaikōrero i tēnei taha, ka noho, ka tū mai he kaikōrero i tērā taha, ka noho. Ka pēnei tonu te haere o ngā kōrero, heoi anō, mā te iwi kāinga e whakakapi.
A speaker stands on this side, then sits, a speaker on the other side stands, then sits. The speeches carry on in this fashion. However, the homeside closes.
It carried on like this... - Pēnei tonu...

Kia hoki mai ahau, kua mutu tēnei mahi.
When I return, you are to have finished this job.
Adjectives and a-type statives -

Ka puta te iwi rā i te pā.
The tribe emerged from the pā.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka haere noa atu te iwi whenua ki ō rātou kāinga.
The local tribe went to their home.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

He kaha te iwi te manaaiki i ngā manuhiri.
The iwi is strong at looking after guests.
Categorizing sentences - he

Ko to iwi Māori ngā tāngata whenua o Aotearoa.
The Māori people are the tāngata whenua of Aotearoa.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ko Ingarangi pea te kīnga tūturu o te nuinga o te iwi Pākehā.
The original home of most Pākehā people is probably England.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ko Ngāti Hāmuti Wera to ingoa o tērā iwi.
The name of that tribe is Ngāti Hāmuti Wera.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Tokomaha ngā tāngata o tērā iwi.
There are a lot of people in that tribe.
That (over there) - tērā

I tau mai te waka ki uta, me te karanga atu a te iwi e tatari ana.
The canoe came to shore while the people who were waiting called out.
Towards - mai

Te rangonga o te iwi o te pā i te haruru, ka oma iho ki te mātakitaki haka.
When the people of the pā heard the noise, they ran down to hear the haka.
Down - iho

He kaha ngā wāhine o tō tātou iwi.
The woman of our tribe are stong.
The article - te, ngā, he

He roa noa atu te kōrero a te iwi nei i taua pō.
The tribe's discussion that night lasted for a long time.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Ko Puhihuia te noho mai rā i roto o taua iwi te titiro mai rā ki a Ponga.
Puhihuia was sitting amongst those people watching Ponga.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Ehara koe nō tēhea iwi?
Which iwi are you not from?
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ko wai te iwi nōna te whenua?
What is the tribe which owns the land?

Kātahi ka haere ngā tāngata o Waikato ki ia iwi, ki ia iwi o tātou, o te Māori.
Then the Waikato people went to each tribe of us Māori people.

Ka haere noa atu tonu te iwi rā.
The people will keep going regardless. — 925

Kua titiro mai te iwi rā ki a ia.
The tribe had been looking at her.

E toru ngā piko e toe ana, ka eke ake ai te iwi o Hauraki.
The Hauraki forces had three river bends to navigate before they would arrive.

Kāore e mārama tētahi wāhanga o te iwi ki te reo o tētahi atu wāhanga, ahakoa he iwi kotahi.
One section of the people cannot understand the language of another section, although they are one people.

No te iwi whānui te whare nui, a Mataatua.
(The meeting house Mataatua belongs to the whole tribe.)

E mōhio ai ngā tāngata kua haere mātou.ko taku iwi ki.te kimi kāinga hōu mō mātou, ka mahue iho ko ngā kurī ki te kāinga.
The people will [then] know that my tribe and I have gone to look for a new home when only the dogs are left in the village.

Ahakoa roa te huarahi, mā te kaha, mā te aroha, mā te manaaki o tēnā o tēnā ki ngā taonga o te iwi Māori, ka taea.
Although the road is long, it can be accomplished through effort, love, and each person’s care for the treasures of the Māori people.

Ka kite ai koe, e tama, kei tēnā iwi ōna taniwha, kei tēnā ōna taniwha.
Therefore you can see, son, that each iwi has its own taniwha.

Ka kōrero mai a Hotunui ki te kino o tōna iwi e noho nei ia.
Hotunui spoke about how bad the people were that he was living among.

Ka poto katoa te iwi te iriiri.
The people had all been baptised.

Ko wai te iwi, nōna te whenua?
What is the tribe which owns the land?

Nō reira ka tangi a Ue-roa ki tōna iwi.
It was taken right away, out to the fishing ground at Karanga-tū. Then Te Awa-riki sent

Ka mea ake taua iwi nei, ‘He iwi pai koutou ki te haka?
Are your people good at haka?

Me i tahuri taua iwi ki te whawhai ki a Tama maa kua mate noa iho.
If that tribe had turned to fighting Tama and the others they would have been completely defeated.

He rite tonu te toro o ngā ringa o taua iwi katoa
CLS like cont the extend of the(pl) hand of that people all Each hand was put forward in perfect time with all the rest

Ko Ngāti Hāmuti Wera te ingoa o tērā iwi.
The name of that tribe was Ngāti Hāmuti Wera.

Waiata ai te iwi o Waikato i ngā whiti e rua. (1991:114)
The people of Waikato usually sing both verses.

Ko Ngāti Hāmoa te iwi.
I am Samoan. (Literally, Ngāti Hāmoa is the tribe.).

Ko Ngāti Kahungunu tōku iwi.
Ngāti Kahungunu is my tribe.

Nā te whakamārama a Hōne i tana take, ka mōhio te iwi.
It was through Hōne’s explanation of his concern, that the people knew (about it).

Ko te iwi Māori ngā tāngata whenua o Aotearoa.
The Māori people are the tangata whenua of Aotearoa.

Mā te iwi tēnei nama e utu
It is for the tribe to pay this bill

He aha ngā kai a te iwi o Inia?
What do Indian people eat?

Ko Ngāi Te Rangi tētahi o ngā tino iwi o Tauranga.
Ngāiterangi is one of the main tribes of Tauranga.

Ehara mā te iwi tēnei nama e utu
It is not for the tribe to pay this bill, it is not the tribe who should pay this bill (but someone else)

Ko Ingarangi pea te kāinga tūturu o te nuinga o te iwi Pākehā.
The original home of most Pākehā people is probably England.

Ko ngā iwi o te uru, o te raki anō hoki, ka kaha mahi i te "e... ana".
The tribes of the west, and also the north, use "e... ana".

Ko ngā iwi katoa o te ao kua huihui mai i tēnei rā.
All the peoples of the world have gathered here today.

Ko ngā iwi o te rāwhiti, o te tonga hoki, ha mahi kē i te "kei te...".
The tribes of the east and the south, on the other hand, use "kei te...".

Ka mutu te kai, ka hui te iwi rā, ki roto i te whare.
When the meal was over the people assembled in the house.

Kia taka te tau, kia pirau, ka kawe ai i ngā iwi ki taua toma.
When a year had passed, and when it had decomposed, the people would carry it to the resting place for bones.

Āpōpō, ka ea i te iwi tā rātou whakataunga.
Tomorrow, the tribe will settle their decision

E rima ngā iwi e noho mai nei i te Tai Tokerau.
There are five tribes who live in Northland.

I mātua hui te iwi ki te marae, kātahi ka haere ki te urupā.
First the tribe met at the marae, and then set off to the cemetery.

Nā.te.mea he mahi nā te Kawanatanga, i kore ai te iwi o Waikato e whakaae ..
Because it was Government work, the Tainui people did not agree ..

Kāore te iwi i rata ki ētahi o ngā kupu hou a Te Taura Whiri.
People did not like some of the new words coined by the Māori Language Commission.

Kātahi ia ka poroaki iho ki te iwi.
Then he bade farewell to the tribe.

Ka arohaina te iwi e Te Atua.
The people were/are/will be cared for by God.

I te mea ehara i te iwi hāpai rākau ki te riri, kore rawa i ara te ua i te putanga mai o Rere-ao mā.
Because they were not a people to bear weapons in battle, they did not raise their heads when Rere-ao and company appeared.

I mate ia i te iwi o Rangi-houhiri, i a rātou i whakaeke ai i Maketū.
He was killed by the people of Rangi-houhiri when they attacked Maketū.

Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi.
With your contribution, with my contribution, we will sustain the people.

He mōhio a Rangi ki te whakapapa o te iwi.
Rangi is knowledgeable of the ancestry of the people.

Raruraru ana a Tūmatahina, me pēhea tana iwi e puta ai ki tuawhenua.
Tūmatahina was faced with the problem of how his people could escape to the mainland.

Ko ngā iwi katoa e pai ana ki te haka.
All of the iwi are good at doing haka.

Ko Kai Tahu te iwi.
Kai Tahu is the tribe.

Ehara mā te iwi tēnei nama e utu.
It is not for the iwi to pay this bill.

Ka arohaina te iwi.
The people will be cared for.

Ka haere mai ana te Kuīni ki Niu Tīreni, ka aitua te iwi Māori.
Whenever the Queen comes to New Zealand the Māori people suffer a disaster.

Ko tō te iwi rā i ana waka.
That tribe pulled its canoes.

Kātahi ka tae te rongo ki ngā iwi katoa.
Then the news reached all the tribes.

Pērā tonu i ngā rā katoa, i ngā pō hoki e te iwi.
The tribe did that by day and at night.

Kātahi ka haere ngā tāngata o Waikato ki ia iwi, ki ia iwi o tātau, o te Māori
Then the Waikato people went to each tribe of us Māori people

I ōna wā he iwi manene; i ngā hōtoke kei ngā raorao, kei ngā mānia, ā, i ngā raumati Kei ngā maunga.
In those days they were a nomadic tribe; in the winter, [they] were in the foothills and on the plains, and in the summer [they] were on the mountains.

Ka kōrero mai a Hotunui ki te kino o tōna iwi e noho nei ia
Hotunui spoke about how bad the people were that he was living among

I pōtitia a Hōne e tōna iwi hei mema pāremata mō rātou
Hōne was elected MP by his people

E whakahee ana au ki te mate·kai·tanga rawa·tanga o ngaa iwi i teenei
extreme·nom gen the(pl) tribe cause this

Ka hoki a Kupe ki te iwi, ka mea atu, ‘Mahia taku waka kia pai!
Kupe returned to the tribe and said, ‘Prepare my canoe!

He iwi rongonui a Ngāti Porou
Ngāti Porou is a famous tribe

I ngā wā e huihui ana ngā hapū o Rotorua ki Mokoia ka kitea a Hinemoa i waenganui o tōna iwi.
While the tribes of Rotorua were assembling at Mokoia, Hinemoa was seen in the midst of her people.

Ka tupu te whakaaro i a Ngā Tokorua kia whakatupu i a i tana iwi kia nui hei rapu utu, ā, kia hoki anō ai rātou ki tō rātou whenua tupu
Ngā Tokorua had determined to build up his tribe in order to take revenge and to return to their homeland

I toru ngā iwi i uru mai ki roto ki a mātau, ko Tūhourangi, ko Ngāti Rarua, ko Ngāti Awa.
Three other tribes helped us: Tūhourangi, Ngāti Rarua and Ngāti Awa.

Nō reira heke ai te iwi.
Therefore the tribe migrated.

Ka haere tonu noa atu te iwi rā.
The people will keep going regardless.

(Nō te iwi te whenua
The land belongs to the tribe

Ko Te Arawa te iwi.
The Tribe is Te Arawa.

Ko tā te tāne mahi he haere ki te pakanga kia ora ai tōna iwi.
The man’s job was to go to war so that his people would be safe.

Pērā tonu i ngā rā katoa, i ngā pō hoki, e te iwi.
The tribe did this every day, and at night too.

Mā ngā iwi katoa e kai, kia mate ai ngā iwi katoa, kei ngā iwi o Tuere te mana, te atua.
at the(pl) bones of Tuere the power the supernatural They would all eat the fish, and all of them would die, slain by the supernatural power of the bones of Tuere.

I tau mai te waka ki uta, me te karanga atu a te iwi e tatari ana
The canoe came to shore while the people who were waiting called out

He kākama tērā iwi ki te pūtaiao
That tribe are very astute scientists

I tanumia oratia a Te Heuheu rātou ko tōna iwi.
Te Heuheu was buried alive, together with his people.

Ka noho ia ki raro, ka pōuri hoki ia ki a ia e kataina ana e te iwi.
He sat down, angry within himself too because he was being laughed at by the people.

E tino rata ana au ki te iwi o reira. – Tō rātou āhua, ā rātou tikanga – ngā mea katoa.
I really like the people from there – how they act, their customs – everything about them.

Ka rongo te iwi katoa.
All the tribe heard.

Ka mahi te iwi i te kai, ka kawe maa Poroumaataa i te hinu, i te ika, me eeraa atu kai katoa
When the tribe procured food, they brought for Poroumata game, fish, and all other kinds of food