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marae - traditional Māori gathering place


marae ātea - open space in front of meeting house

kaikaranga - woman who calls on the Marae

Ko te tino tangata o taua marae, ko Hapi.
The leading person of that marae is Hapi.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko Tōrere te marae e tū ai te hui.
Tōrere is the marae where the meeting will take place.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko Waiokura te marae.
The marae is Waiokura.
Asking who - Ko wai...?

He aha rātou i peka ai ki taua marae?
Why did they visit that marae?
Why did? - He aha... i... ai?

Kei te tahu ia i te ahi i te marae.
He is lighting the fire at the marae.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te

E haere mai ana te ope rā ki runga i te marae.
That group over there is coming onto the marae.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

E tū ake ana ia ki te marae.
He is standing up on the marae.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Ka inu te manuhiri i ngā inu i te marae.
The guest will drink the drink at the marae.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka manaaki te tangata whenua i ngā manuhiri.
The people of the land/marae will care for the visitors.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ka hoki tātou ki te marae.
We all will return to the marae.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Me tuku tēnei karere ki tēnā marae, ki tēnā marae o te motu.
This message should be sent to every marae in the country.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me hoki koe ki tōu ake marae ki te ako i te kawa.
You should return to your own marae to learn protocol.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Me mōhio koe ki te kawa o tōu marae.
You should know the protocol of your marae.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Kei te marae a Ripeka e whakapaipai ana.
Ripeka is at the marae cleaning.
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Haere ai a Pāora ki te marae ia rā, ia rā.
Pāora always goes to the marae each and every day.
Habitual action - ai

He aha tā koutou mahi i te marae i te Rāhoroi?
What were you guys doing at the marae on Saturday?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

He aha te mahi a ngā kuia i te marae?
What is the work of the elderly women at the marae?
What are you doing? - He aha tāu mahi?

Kei te haere au ki Kirikiriroa hei hui ki te marae.
I'm going to Hamilton to meet up at the marae.
For the purpose of - hei

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

Kua reri mai te marae, engari kei te tāria tonutia te manuhiri.
The marae is ready, but we are still waiting for the guests.
Conjunctions - but - engari

I haere mātou ki te marae karakia ai.
We went to the marae to pray.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Me haere tātau ki te marae hui ai.
Let's go to the marae in order to have a meeting.
The reason for an action - ...ai.

Kāore anō te marae kia pōwhiri i ngā manuwhiri.
The marae hasn't welcomed the guests yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kia tae mai rātou ka haere tātou ki te marae.
When they arrive we will go the marae.
When - Kia

I te marae, he aha te mahi a ngā koroua?
At the marae, what is the work of the elders?
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

I te ata pō tonu, ka timata te oreore o te marae.
Even before dawn, the marae began to stir.
Past - specifying a particular time - i te

Ka karanga atu te rōpū whakaeke ki ngā tangata whenua.
The group ascending onto the marae calls back to the people of the land/marae.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka tū ngā tamāhine i te mataihi katau o te marae.
The daughters stood at the front right of the marae.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Engari i mua i te haere ki te marae, i hoki au ki te kāinga ki te kohikohi i aku taputapu.
But before going to the marae, I returned home to pack my gears.
Using 'ki' to indicate direction towards something - ki

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

Tae tonu mai te ope ki konei, ka eke ki te marae.
As soon as the party got here, they went to the marae.
Towards - mai

Engari kei te marae ētahi e rua.
But there are two already at the marae.
Numbering things - e rua, e toru...

Kātahi anō au ka tae mai ki runga i tēnei marae.
This is my first time on this marae.
Ordindinal numbers (First, second, third...) - tuatahi, tuarua...

A te waru karaka ka haere tātou ki te marae.
We will go the marae at 8 o'clock.
Telling time - kara

Pā tonu mai te karanga, ke whakaeke te ope.
As soon as they heard the call, the party went onto the marae.
Direction markers with adverbs - tonu mai, kā atu, rawa mai...

Ngā maho o te marae.
The work of the marae.
Words that can be 'a' or 'o' categories - o, a

Kotahi rau ngā marae o tēnei rohe.
There are one hundred marae in this area.
Counting over ten -

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 cemetry.
And then... - kātahi ka...

Ko Te Kūhā te marae e wānanga ai tātau.
Te Kūhā is the (specific) marae where we hold a learning session.
Specifically - ai

Ka karangatia ana mātou, ka eke ki runga i te marae.
When we were called, we then proceeded onto the marae.
When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...

He marae ātaahua a Tūrangawaewae.
Tūrangawaewae is a beautiful marae.

Kei te taha o te tangata whenua au i tēnei wā.
I'm on the side of the people of the marae this time.

Haere mai ki tēnei marae tino ātaahua.
Welcome to this beautiful place.

Ka hui tātou ki te marae.
We will meet at the marae.

Tangata takahi manuhiri, he maraer puehu.
If you mistreat your guests your marae will be dusty (because no one will come anymore).

He wahine marae.
A woman with the knowledge of a marae who is active in her community.

He tangata marae a Moana.
Moana is a generous/hospitable person.

Kua hangaia te marae e ngā tohunga.
The marae has been built by the experts.

Kua hanga ngā tohunga i te marae.
The experts have built the marae.

Kei te mahi au i taku taumahi, kei te whapai i tōku whare, ā, kei te haere hoki ki tōku marae.
I'm working on my assignment, I'm cleaning my house and I am going to my marae.

He tangata māhaki, he tangata marae hoki.
He is a humble person, and a person of the marae.

Āpōpō ka haere tātou ki te marae.
Tomorrow we will go to the marae.

Kua pōwhiri te marae i ngā manuwhiri.
The marae has welcomed the guests.

Kei hea tō marae?
Where's your marae?

Kei te marae o Te Herenga Waka ia.
She is at Te Herenga Waka marae.

Nō te marae o Te Herenga Waka tēnei.
This belongs to Te Herenga Waka marae.

Kei muri te koroua i te marae.
The elderly man is behind the marae.

E hia ngā marae o te rohe nei?
How many marae are there in this region?

Ka rūpeke noa rātou ki waenga o te marae e nohoia rā e te manuhiri.
They all gathered together in the middle of the marae where the visitors were sitting.

He whare mātoro i tētahi pito, ki te pito ki te marangai o taua marae.
There was an entertainment house in one corner, the corner to the east of that marae.

Kei te haere ia ki te marae ki te tunu i ngā kai mō te hui.
He is going to the marae to cook food for the meeting.

Kia kite ai rātou i te marae ātaahua nei.
So they could see the beautiful marae.

Ka tū te hui ki tēhea marae?
Which marae is the hui at?

Ka haere ahau ki te marae.
I will be going to the marae.

I hongi ngā manuhiri me ngā tāngata whenua.
The manuhiri pressed noses with the people of the marae.

Ehara nō tāua te marae nei.
This marae is not ours.

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