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rāua ko - and joining 2 names eg. Jim and Fred

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

Ko Jim rāua ko Doug aku taokete.
Jim and Doug are my brother in laws.
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Ko Rāhera rāua ko Tipene ōna hoa.
Her friends are Rāhera and Tīpene.
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Ko Tawa rāua ko Nikau.
Tawa and Nikau.
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Ko Riripeti rāua ko Tīwana aku mokopuna.
Riripeti and Tīwana are my grandchildren.
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Ko Hone rāua ko Rāhera ōku hungawai.
Hone and Rāhera are my parents-in-law.
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Ehara ngā rangatira i a Moki rāua ko -te-kawa.
Moki and Tū-te-kawa were not the chiefs.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Ehara a Tame rāua ko Moana i te mātua.
Tame and Moana are not parents.
Negations of identity sentences - ehara...

Kei te hui a Rama rāua ko Pita ki te pātaka kōrero.
Rama and Pita are meeting in the library.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

Kei te haere a Aroha rāua ko Honi.
Aroha and Honi are going.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

E hui ana a Rama rāua ko Pita ki te pātaka kōrero.
Rama and Pita are meeting in the library.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Me aha a Liam rāua ko Kaia?
What should Liam and Kaia do?
Simple sentences: you should - me

muri noa mai ka whānau mai ngā tamariki a Taika rāua ko Aria.
The children of Taika and Aria were born much later.
Belonging to the past - 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.
Belonging to the past - nō

te 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.
Belonging to the past - 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.
Belonging to the past - nō

wai a Papa rāua ko Rangi i whakawehe?
Who separated Papa and Rangi?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Koa rāua ko tana tama.
For Koa and his son.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Kei roto a Kahurangi rāua ko Hōhepa i rāua whare.
Kahurangi and Hōhepa are inside their house.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto a Tawa rāua ko Kauri i rāua whare.
Tawa and Kauri are inside their house.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei roto a Pita rāua ko Rangi i rāua whare.
Pita and Rangi are inside their (2x) house.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kei te haere a Koa rāua ko Kauri runga i te motukā.
Koa and Kauri are travelling by car.
Travelling by means of - mā runga

E whakatō kūmera ana a Pou rāua ko Hema, e tākaro ana he rōpu tamariki i roto i te māra.
Pou and Hema were planting kūmera, and a group of children were playing in the garden.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

He mātua pai a Amaru rāua ko Ani.
Amaru and Ani are good parents.
Categorizing sentences - he

Ko Rangi rāua ko Ataahua ōku hungarei.
Rangi and Ataahua are my inlaws.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

He kaumātua a Pāora rāua ko Niko no tērā marae.
Pāora and Niko are elders of that marae.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ko Mia rāua ko Taika ō tātou tumuaki.
Mia and Taika are our leaders.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ko Mere te tuahine o Mārama rāua ko Tamahae.
Mere is Marama's and Tamahae's cousin.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ko Teremoana rāua ko Tania ōku tuakana.
Teremoana and Tania are my older sisters.
Family relationships - older sibling of the same sex - tuakana

Ko Rāwinia rāua ko Tia ōku tēina.
Rāwinia and Tia are my younger sisters.
Family relationships - younger sibling of the same sex - teina

Ko Rāhera rāua ko Hone ōku tūpuna.
Rāhera and Hone are my ancestors.
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Ko Rongomai rāua ko Moana ōku mātua.
Rongomai and Moana are my parents.
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Kei te haere a Riria rāua ko Larisa ki konā
Riria and Larisa are going there (by you the listener).
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Kei mua a Miriama rāua ko Rehutai i te pahi.
Miriama and Rehutai are in front of the bus.
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E tākaro ana a Rangi rāua ko Tame.
Rangi and Tame are playing.
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Kei muri a Miriama rāua ko Rehutai i te pahi.
Miriama and Rehutai are behind the bus.
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Ko Ari te tamaiti kei waenganui i a Manu rāua ko Hēmi.
Ari is the child between Manu and Hēmi.
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Ko Ataahua rāua ko Aria kei te haere ki te tāone.
Ataahua and Aria are going to town.
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Ko Aroha rāua ko Timi ana mātua.
Aroha and Timi are her parents.
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Ko Brian rāua ko Fran ōku mātua.
Brian and Fran are my parents.
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Ko Isaac te tama a Phill rāua ko Angie.
Isaac is the son of Phill and Angie.
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Ko Chris te tama a Richard rāua ko Gin.
Chris is the son of Richard and Gin.
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Ko Rina te tamāhine a Manu rāua ko Mia.
Rina is the daughter of Manu and Mia.
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Ko Val te tamāhine a Una rāua ko Vic.
Val is the daughter of Una and Vic.
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Kei te hui a Amaru rāua ko Hera ki te pātaka kōrero.
Amaru and Hera are meeting in the library.
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I hea a Retitia rāua ko Mihinui?
Where were Retitia and Mihinui?
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I hea a Miti rāua ko Auau?
Where were Miti and Auau?
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Ko Tai rāua ko Moana ngā ingoa o ōku hoa.
The names of my friends are Tai and Moana.
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Ko Moki rāua ko -te-kawa ngā rangatira.
Moki and Tu-te-kawa were the chiefs.
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He hoa piritahi rāua ko Rāwiri.
He and Rāwiri are best friends.
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Ko Timi rāua ko Jen aku mātua.
Timi and Jen are my parents.
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Ko Pāora te mokopuna a Hēmi rāua ko Aroha.
Pāora is the grandchild of Hēmi and Aroha.
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Ko ia te mea hangareka o rāua ko Riripeti, tōna tuahine.
She is the funny one between her and Riripeti, her sister.
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Ko Ani rāua ko Mere.
Ani and Mere.
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Ko Piripi rāua ko Miriama ōku mātua.
Piripi and Miriama are my parents.
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Ko Mere rāua ko Lennon āku tamariki.
Mere and Lennon are my children.
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Ko Barry rāua ko Lynne ōku mātua.
Barry and Lynne are my parents.
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Ko Moana rāua ko Aria ōku tuāhine.
Moana and Aria are my sisters.
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Ko Nikau rāua ko Kauri ngā mātua o Ari.
Nikau and Kauri are the parents of Ari.
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Ko Tame rāua ko Ani ngā mokopuna o Taika rāua ko Ataahua.
Tame and Ani are the grandchildren of Taika and Ataahua.
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Ko Koa rāua ko Rina ngā hoa o Tawa rāua ko Mia.
Koa and Rina are the friends of Tawa and Mia.
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I hiahia a Niko rāua ko Tawa ki te tūtaki i a rāua anō.
Niko and Tawa wanted to meet each other.
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Ko Billy rāua ko Bob ā rāua māhanga.
Their twins are Billy and Bob.
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Ko Brooklyn te mokopuna a Lynne rāua ko Barry.
Brooklyn is the grandchild of Lynne and Barry.
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I roto rāua ko Mere i te whare.
He and Mere were in the house.
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Ko Raureka rāua ko Tūhawaiki ngā mātua.
Raureka and Tāhawaiki are the parents.
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Nikau rāua ko tōna hoa.
Nikau and her friend.
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Ko Sally rāua ko Tīmoti ōku mātua.
My parents are Sally and Timoti.
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Ko Jacob rāua ko Hana āku tamariki.
Harnah and Jacob are my children
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Ko Brian rāua ko Fran ōku mātua
Brian and Fran are my parents
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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.
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Ko Aroha rāua ko Honi ō tāua hoa.
Aroha and Honi are our friends.
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Ko Hana rāua ko Jacob
Harnah and Jacob
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Ko Tanya rāua ko Sarah
Tanya and Sarah
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Ko Aidan rāua ko Liam
Aidan and Liam
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Ko Kayte rāua ko Denis, ko Beverley
Kayte and Denis and Beverley
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Kei te tangi a Mereana rāua ko Paul.
Mereana and Paul are crying.
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Kei te haere a Raureka rāua ko Te Naera.
Raureka and Te Naera are going.
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Kei te katakata a Pita rāua ko Rangi.
Pita and Rangi are laughing.
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Kei te kanikani a Koa rāua ko Kauri.
Koa and Kauri are dancing.
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Ko Rāwiri rāua ko Tūmanako aku tama.
Rāwiri and Tūmanako are my sons.
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Kei te moe a Angie rāua ko Raiha.
Angie and Raiha are sleeping.
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Ko Flo rāua ko Rāwiri ōku kaumātua.
Flo and Rāwiri are my grandparents.
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Ko Hone rāua ko Rāhera ōku mātua.
Hone and Rāhera are my parents.
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Ko Rāwiri rāua ko Tūmanako ōku tungāne.
Rāwiri and Tūmanako are my brothers.
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Kei te ako a Mia rāua ko Taika i ngā kupu whānau i te reo Māori.
Mia and Taika are learning Māori 'family' words.
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Ko Riripeti rāua ko Tīwana ā māua tamariki.
Riripeti and Tīwana are our children.
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Arā, ko au te tama a Hone rāua ko Rāhera.
That is, I am the child of Hone and Rāhera.
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He mātua a Pani rāua ko Hata,.
Pani and Hata are parents.
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Ko Tīwana rāua ko Riripeti aku irāmutu.
Tīwana and Riripeti are my nieces/nephews.
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Ko Hone rāua ko Rāhera ōku mātua
Hone and Rāhera are my parents.
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Kua tūtaki au ki a Amaru rāua ko tana hoa wahine, ko Aroha.
I have met Amaru and his girlfriend, Aroha.
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Ko Riripeti rāua ko Tīwana āku irāmutu.
Riripeti and Tīwana are my nieces/nephews.
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Ko Rāwiri rāua ko Tūmanako ōku taokete.
Rāwiri and Tūmanako are my twins.
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Kāore a Rangi rāua ko Tame i runga i te atamira.
Rangi and Rangi are not on the stage.
Negating locatives - kāore... i runga...

I a Spongebob rāua ko Patariki e tītoitoi ana i te Krusty Krab ka pararē a Squidward ki a rāua.
While Spongebob and Patrick were goofing off at the Krusty Krab, Squidward yelled at them.
While... - i... e... ana, ka...

Ko Moana rāua ko Aria ngā tamāhine a Kauri.
Moana and Aria are daughters of Kauri.

Ko Pita rāua ko Paul.
Pita and Paul.

Ko Jim te tama a Neha rāua ko Irene.
Jim is the son of Neha and Irene.

Kei te moe tonu rāua ko tōna pera!
He's still sleeping with his pillow.

He pai rāua ko tana hoa ki te waiata.
She and her friend are good singers.

Ko Aidan rāua ko Kaia
Aidan and Kaia

Kei te haere a Raureka rāua ko Te Naera ki te papa tākaro.
Raureka and Te Naera are going to the playground.

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