On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

Ko wai kei raro i te rākau?
Who is that under the tree?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai kei runga i te nohoanga?
Who is that on the sofa?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai kei roto i te motokā?
Who is that in the car?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai kei waho i te whare?
Who is that outside the house?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai te tangata e hīkoi mai nei?
Who is the person walking this way?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai tō tāua manuhiri?
Who is our visitor?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai mā ō tāua manuhiri?
Who are our visitors?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai a Amaru?
Who is Amaru?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai te ingoa o tō matua?
What's the name of your dad?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai te huatahi?
Who is the first born?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai kei te māuiui?
Who is sick?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai te ingoa o tō hoa?
What's the name of your friend?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai te ingoa o tō whaea?
What's the name of your mum?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai?
Who?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai tōu?
Who is yours? (eg who is your father?).
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai te mātāmua o tō whānau?
Who is the eldest in your family?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai te whaea?
Who is the mother?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai ō mātua?
Who are your parents?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai te mātāmua?
Who is the oldest?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai ngā mātua?
Who are the parents?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai te tuakana o Aria?
Who is the older sibling (same gender) of Aria?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai ō hoa?
Who are your friends?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai tō tino pēne?
Who is your favourite band?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai koe?
Who are you?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai kōrua?
Who are you two?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai te ingoa o tō pāpā?
What is the name of your mother?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai te pāpā o Tama?
Whose Tama's dad?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai te ingoa o tērā wahine?
What's the name of that woman?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai te ingoa o tērā maunga?
What is the name of that mountain?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai te ingoa o tēnei awa?
What is the name of this river?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai tō kaiako pāngarau?
Who is your maths teacher?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai tēnei?
Who is this?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai tō māmā?
Who is your Mum?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai tō pāpā?
Who is your Dad?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai tō teina?
Who is your younger sibling?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai ō tēina?
Who are your younger siblings?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai i haere?
Who (all) went?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai kei roto i tana motukā?
Who is in her car?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai te mea pai ki te kōrero Māori?
Whose good at speaking Māori?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai kei te moe?
Who is sleeping?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai mā i te totohe?
Who were arguing?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai te mea e mōhio ana ki te reo Māori?
Who is the one who knows te reo Māori?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai ngā mea a ako ana i te reo Māori?
Who are the ones learning te reo Māori?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai tana ingoa?
What's her name?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

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 te pāpā?
Who is the father?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai te māmā?
Who is the mother?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai te tamāhine?
Who is the daughter?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai te koroua nui tōna aroha ki tōna whānau?
Who is the old man who has a lot of love for his whānau?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai te koroua?
Who is the grandfather?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai kei te horoi?
Who is washing?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai ngā tamariki koi ngā hinengaro?
Who are the children with sharp minds?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai kei te horoi i ngā rīhi?
Who is washing the dishes.
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai te kaiwhakahaere? Ko au tonu!
Who is the orangiser? Actually, it's me!
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai kei te haere ki te hui?
Who is going to the hui?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai tōu whaea?
Who is your mother?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai rā kei te tapahi i te mīti?
Who is chopping the meat?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

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

Ko wai i horoi i ngā rīhi?
Who did the dishes?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai kei te horoi i te rūma?
Who is cleaning the room?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai atu ka haere?
Who else is going?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai i tiki i ngā tamariki i te kura?
Who picked up the children from school?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai kei te tunu i te kai?
Who is cooking the food?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai ka taraiwa i te pō nei?
Who will drive tonight?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai te ingoa o tō kuia?
What is your grandmother's name?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai te pōtiki o te whānau?
Who is the youngest in the family?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai i tākaro i te papa tākaro?
Who played at the playground?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai i hanga i te whare?
Who built the house?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai i kai i ngā āporo?
Who ate the apples?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai kei te āwhina i te kaiako?
Who is helping the teacher?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai tērā ki korā?
Who is that over there?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai i hopu i te ika?
Who caught the fish?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai kei te tākaro i te kēmu?
Who is playing the game?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai te ingoa o tō whānau?
What's the name of your family?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai i hoko i ngā pukapuka?
Who bought the books?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai kei te whakahaere i te hui?
Who is running the meeting?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai i kī i te kākahu?
Who packed the clothes?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai kei te waiata i te waiata?
Who is singing the song?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai kei waho i te kūaha?
Who is outside the door?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai i whakaatu i te kiriata?
Who showed the movie?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

I kōrero a Rangi ki a wai?
To whom did Rangi speak?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai ōna hoa?
Who are his/her friends.
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai kei te haere mai?
Who is coming?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai ka haere ki te taone ā te pō nei?
Who's going to town tonight?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

Ko wai ō hungarei?
Who are your parents in law?
Asking who - Ko wai...?

E inu ana ia i te kapu wai.
She is drinking a cup of water.
Simple sentences: present tense - e... ana

Me inu wai tātou i ngā wā katoa.
We should drink water all of the time.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Āta kawea te kapu, kei riringihia atu te wai.
Carry the cup carefully or the water might spill.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Ki a wai tēnā mahi?
Who will do that work?
Who is going to... - Ki a wai te...?

Hei aha te kapu tī, homai te wai rēmana.
Never mind the cuppa tea, give me a lemon drink.
Never mind the... No worries! - Hei aha te..., Kia ahatia!

Ko wai e rata ana ki te kāngarere?
Who likes cornflakes?
To like - rata

Nā wai tēnā i mahi?
Who did that?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai te papa i tahitahi?
Who swept the floor?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai te whare i whakapai?
Who was the one who cleaned the house?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai te whare i whakaparuparu?
Who was the one who messed up the house?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai tō kai i tunu inapō
Who was the one who cooked your food last night?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai koe i whakapakeke?
Who was the one who raised you?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai tō moenga i whakatika ii tēnei ata?
Who made your bed the morning?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai ō kākahu i horoi i tērā wiki?
Who washed the clothes last week?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai te kai i tunu?
Who cooked for food?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai ō kākahu i pōkai i tēnei wiki?
Who was the one who folded the clothes last week?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai tō wharepaku i horoi i tērā wiki?
Who was the one who cleaned the toilet last week?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai tō kai i whakarite i tēnei rā?
Who was the one who prepared food today?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai koe i ako ki te whakapai moenga?
Who was the one who taught you to make your bed?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai tō kawhe i whakarite i tēnei rā?
Who was the one who made your coffee today?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai i kī e mārena ana tō tuakana?
Who said your brother's getting married?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai taku motokā whakapai?
Who cleaned my car?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai taku wai i inu?
Who drank my water?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai te whare i whakatika?
Who fixed the house?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

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

Nā wai rātou i nanaaki?
Who looked after them?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai i mahi te parāoa?
Who made the bread?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai te parāoa i mahi?
Who made the bread?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai ngā pereti i horoi?
Who washed the plates?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai i kato te pūhā?
Who picked the pūhā?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Nā wai te pūhā i kato?
Who picked the pūhā?
Past agent emphatic - nā - agent emphatic

Mā wai tēnei pene?
Who is this pen for?
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Mō wai ērā hu?
Who are those shoes for?
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Māku e kawe atu he wai māu.
I will bring you some water.
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Nā wai te keke i tunu?
Who baked the cake?
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Mā wai te kawhe nei?
Who is this coffee for?
Future agent emphatic - māku, mā... e..., mā... hei

Homai he wai arani māku.
Pass an orange juice for me.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Riringihia he wai ki roto.
Pour in some water.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Nō wai ēnei hū māwhero?
To whom do these pink shoes belong?
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Tīkina he wai!
Fetch some water!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Inumia te wai!
Drink the water!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Ringihia mai te wai ki tāku kapu.
Pour the water into my cup.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...

Ko wai ka haere mā runga hōiho?
Who goes by horse?
Travelling by means of - mā runga

Auē, kua rakahia te whare? Nā wai i raka te whare? Ehara i a au.
Oh no! Has the house been locked? Who locked the house? It wasn't me.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E inu wai ana ia.
She is drinking water.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...

I turuturu mai te wai nō runga ake.
The water dripped down from above.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu

Inumia te wai māori hei oranga mōu.
Drink fresh water for your wellbeing.
For the purpose of - hei

Rawe hoki te huka me te wai rēmana hei kīnaki.
The sugar and lemon juice are also great as a garnish.
For the purpose of - hei

Kāore anō au ki kia kai i te kānga wai.
I haven't tried rotten corn yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Kāore au i kite i te wai i te papa. Haere atu ana au, mea ake kei raro e putu ana.
I didn't see the water on the floor. I was walking along, all of a sudden I'm in a heap on the floor.
All of a sudden - Mea ake

Ko wai ka āhei te tautoko i muri?
Who is able to lend their support out the back (in the kitchen)?
Allowed to do something - āhei

Ko wai ka āhei ki te utu i tērā moni nui mō te whare?
Who is able to afford to pay that much for a house?
Allowed to do something - āhei

Ka āhei koe te inu wai.
You are allowed to drink water.
Allowed to do something - āhei

Kei te mahana te wai?
Is the water warm?
Simple sentences - present tense with an adjective - kei te

Kei a wai āku kihi?
Who's got my keys?
Locatives (at the moment, something is somewhere) - kei te

I a wai?
Who had it?
Locatives - past (something was somewhere) - i te

Kua hū te wai.
The water has boiled.
Statives - mate, ngaro, mau...

Kāore i tua atu i te huka me te wai rēmana.
There's nothing better than sugar and lemon juice.
There's no one better than... - Kāore i...

Ka karanga ki tana rōpā ki te wai ki a ia.
He called to his slave to get water for him.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka puta a Pihihuia me te wai.
Puhihuia appeared with the water.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Nā wai tēnei pene?
Who does this pen belong to?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nō wai te whare rā?
Who does that house belong to?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Nā wai ēnei pene?
Who do these pens belong to?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Mā wai ērā rahopūru?
Who are those avocados for?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Na wai tēnei tamaiti?
Who does this child belong to?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Na wai ēnā kōtiro mōhio?
Whose are those clever girls?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Na wai te waka whero?
Who does the red car belong to?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

No wai mā ēnei hū?
Who do these shoes belong to?
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Na wai ēnei kūkū?
Whose mussels are these?
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...

Kāore āku pātara wai.
I don't have a water bottle.
I have no... - Kāore aku...

Ākuanei ka mutu te kura mō tēnei tau, mā wai ngā tamariki e tiki ki te kura?
Shortly school will be finished for the year, who will pick the kids up from school?
This week, this month, this year - i tēnei wiki, i tēnei marama...

Kei te mōhio koe ko wai te kaiwhakahaere o taua hui?
Do you know who the organiser of the hui is?
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Ko te wai o taua pā he puna kei te taha ki te hauraro.
The pā's water source was a spring on the north side.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

Kei a wai?
Who has it? Who will have it?
*Future locatives - kei te

Te makariri hoki o te wai.
How cold the water is.
*How... - Te... hoki...

Mā wai e mahi te parāoa?
Who will make the bread?
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Mā wai te parāoa e mahi?
Who will make the bread?
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Kua pau te wai i a Kiri.
Kiri has consumed the water.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Mā wai e taraiwa? Māku?
Who's going to drive? Shall I?
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā

Mā wai e kato te pūhā?
Who will pick the pūhā?
Who will? - mā wai?

Mā wai te pūhā e kato?
Who will pick the pūhā?
Who will? - mā wai?

Mā wai ahau e āwhina?
Who will help me?
Who will? - mā wai?

Mā wai e tiki atu taku kopa moni?
Who will fetch my purse?
Who will? - mā wai?

Mā wai e horoi ngā rīhi?
Who will wash the dishes?
Who will? - mā wai?

Ma wai koe e āwhina.
Who will help you?
Who will? - mā wai?

Mā wai te karakia e taki?
Who will recite the karakia?
Who will? - mā wai?

Mā wai ngā rīhi e horoi?
Who will wash the dishes?
Who will? - mā wai?

Mā wai te papa e muku?
Who will mop the floor?
Who will? - mā wai?

Mā wai e horoi?
Who will wash?
Who will? - mā wai?

Mā wai e?
Who will?
Who will? - mā wai?

Mā wai ngā rihi e horoi?
Who will wash the dishes?
Who will? - mā wai?

Mā wai te whare e whakatika?
Who will fix the house?
Who will? - mā wai?

Mā wai ngā putiputi e kato?
Who will pick the flowers?
Who will? - mā wai?

Mā wai ngā kurī e whāngai?
Will will feed the dogs?
Who will? - mā wai?

Mā wai a Kayte e āwhina?
Who will help Kayte?
Who will? - mā wai?

Mā wai te tēpu e whakarite?
Who will be the one to clear the table?
Who will? - mā wai?

Mā wai tō rātou kakahu e haenga?
Who will iron our clothes?
Who will? - mā wai?

Mā wai tēnei hui e whakahaere?
Who will run this meeting?
Who will? - mā wai?

Mā wai e taraiwa?
Who is going to drive?
Who will? - mā wai?

Ko wai e whai nei?
Who's next?
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

E whai nei a wai?
Who's next?
Comparatives (better than...) - pai ake...

Ko wai kāore i horoi i ngā rīhi?
Who didn’t do the dishes?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Ko wai kāore i te horoi i te rūma?
Who isn’t cleaning the room?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Ko wai kāore i tiki i ngā tamariki i te kura?
Who didn’t pick up the children from school?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Ko wai kāore i te tunu i te kai?
Who isn’t cooking the food?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Ko wai kāore i tākaro i te papa tākaro?
Who didn’t play at the playground?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Ko wai kāore i hanga i te whare?
Who didn’t build the house?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Ko wai kāore i kai i ngā āporo?
Who didn’t eat the apples?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Ko wai kāore i te āwhina i te kaiako?
Who isn’t helping the teacher?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Ko wai kāore i hopu i te ika?
Who didn’t catch the fish?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Ko wai kāore i te tākaro i te kēmu?
Who isn’t playing the game?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Ko wai kāore i hoko i ngā pukapuka?
Who didn’t buy the books?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Ko wai kāore i te whakahaere i te hui?
Who isn’t running the meeting?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Ko wai kāore i kī i te kākahu?
Who didn’t pack the clothes?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Ko wai kāore i te waiata i te waiata?
Who isn’t singing the song?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Ko wai kāore i whakaatu i te kiriata?
Who didn’t show the movie?
Who didn't? - Ko wai kāore...

Kāore koe e āhei te inu wai.
You are not allowed to drink water.
Not allowed - kāore... e āhei

Mā wai ngā tamariki e tiki?
Who will fetch the children?

Ko wai tāu e pai ai o ngā rangatira nei?
Which one of these chiefs do you like?

Mā wai e horoi i ngā rīhi?
Who will wash the dishes?

Nā wai te pene nei?
Whose pen is this?

Mā wai ngā pereti e horoi?
Who will wash the plates?

Ahakoa ko wai te kaikōrero, me whakarongo.
Whoever is the speaker, you should listen.

E kore rānei e taka tahi kōrua ki te wai?
Will you not both fall together into the water?

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

Nā wai koe i ako ki te kōrero pukapuka?
Who taught you to read? (By whom were you taught to read?)

Ko wai ka horoi i ngā rīhi?
Who will wash the dishes?

Mā wai te taiaha nei?
Who is this taiaha for?

E pēhea ana te wai?
How is the water?

Nō wai te motokā whero rā?
Whose is the red car?

He wera tēnei wai.
This water is hot.

He makariri tēnei wai.
This water is cold.

He makariri rānei te wai?
Is the water cold?

He pai noa tēnei wai.
This water is just right.

Ki a wai te tahitahi i te mahau?
Who is going to sweep the verandah?

Mō wai ngā mōhiti nei?
Who are these glasses for?

Ki a wai te horoi i ngā heketua?
Who is going to clean the toilets?

Ki a wai te tāuwhiuwhi?
Who’s (doing/got) the shower?

Nā wai te kurī e patua rā e Hēnare
Whose is the dog (that is) being hit by Hēnare?

Ki a wai ngā rāpihi?
Who’s (going to deal with) the rubbish?

He tino nui te āporo e kainga nā e koe
Nā wai te kurī e patua rā e Hēnare’ = Whose is the dog (that is) being hit by Hēnare?

Mā wai ēnei kapu tī? Mā ngā tamariki? Ehara, mā ngā kaumātua kē.
Who are these cups of tea for? The children? No, they are for the elders.

Ko wai e haere?
Who is to go?

Ko wai i tiki i ngā tamariki i te kura?
Who picked up the children from school?

Ko wai mā kei te haere?
Who are you going with?

Mehemea koe ki te whakawera i te wai, ka puta te korohuu
If you heat water, steam will appear

Homai he wai mōku.
Bring some water for me.

Mā reira pea a ia ka tono ai i tana kōtiro ki te kawe wai māu.
Perhaps she will order her daughter to fetch water for you.

Nā wai ēnei?
Whose are these? (near me)

Kua wera te wai.
The water has become warm.

Nā wai ngā pukapuka rā?
Whose are those books over there?

I moe ia i runga i te papa raakau naa wai ka mamae tona tuaraa
He slept on the bare boards and so he got a sore back

Ko wai te tangata, e poka nei i te poaka?
Who is the man butchering the pig?

Nā wai te pōtae nā?
Whose is that hat (near you)?

Ko wai te taurekareka, nāna nei i tapahi ngā waea o te taiepa?
Who was the rascal who cut the fence wires?

Nā wai ērā kurī?
Whose are those dogs (over there)?

Ka oti ngā waka, ka huaina ko Whiritoa, ko Taputapu-hukarere, ko wai atu
The canoes were finished and called Whiritoa, Taputapu-hukarere, etc.

Nā wai tēnei kapu?
Whose is this cup?

Ko wai ngā tāngata, māna e tō te waka ki te wai?
Who are the men who will drag the canoe to the water?

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

Ko te wai o taua pā he puna kei te taha ki te hauaro.
The water source for that pā was a spring on the north side.

Kua pau te wai te inu e te kurī.
The dog has finished drinking the water.

Ko wai tērā?
Who is that over there?

Kua pau te wai inu i te kurī.
The dog has finished the drinking water.

Kāhore he wai kei roto i te pounamu nei.
There is no water in this bottle.

Nā wai tēnei pukapuka?
Whose book is this?

Ko wai māērā tāngata?
Who are those people?

Ahakoa ko wai te kaikōrero me whakarongo
Whoever is the speaker (it doesn’t matter who is speaking), you should listen

Nā wai...?
Whose...?

= E kore rānei e taka tahi kōrua ki te wai?
Perhaps this is not the correct word?

Me te wai korari.
Like the honey of the flax flower (as sweet as honey).

Ko wai tōna ingoa?
What is her name?

Ko wai te whare e tū mai rā?
What’s the name of the house over there?

He rite tonu te puta ake o te ihu o te taniwha rā i te wai.
The taniwha kept on sticking its nose out of the water.

ko wai?
who?

He wai tō māua
The two of us have water

Mā wai ngā tamariki e āwhina?
Who is to help the children?

Ko wai e rata ana ki ngā tikanga hou nei?
Who likes/ Who’s a fan of these new procedures?

Ma wai tāku karanga e rongo?
Who will hear my call?

Nā wai ngā heihei i whāngai
Who fed the hens?

No Te Wai Pounamu tōu tipuna wahine.
Your grandmother is from the South Island.

mōna rā te oriori rā, ko wai ia, ko wai ōna tīpuna.
In the past, it was usually these songs which showed the child for whom the song was composed who he was and who were his ancestors.

Mā wai ēnei rihi paru e horoi
Who will wash these dirty dishes?

Ko tā rātou he whakainu i ngā pēpi ki te wai hua rākau.
It is their practice to give the babies fruit juice to drink.

Nā wai te kurī e patua rā e Hēnare?
Whose is the dog being hit by Hēnare?

Ka mea tērā ki a rātou, ‘Ko wai koutou?
Who are you?

Ma wai koe e āwhina?
Who will help you?

Ā, ko wai tēnei nāna hei arahi i a koutou i tēnei wāhanga mō te tau?
So, who is this who will lead you in this part of the year?

Ka haere taua taurekareka ki te tiki wai, ka utu i te tahaa ki te wai
The servant went to fetch water; [he] dipped the calabash into the water

Mā wai ngā kūtai e huaki?
Who will shell the mussels?

I kitea e wai, tēnei motu?
Who discovered this island? (This island was discovered by whom?)

Mā wai ahau e whakahoki ki Rotorua?
Who will take me back to Rotorua?

Ko wai mā ērā wāhine e ruku koura ana?
Who are those women (who are) crayfish diving (diving for crayfish)?

Nā wai ēnei kūkū?
Whose mussels are these?

Kīhai a ia i āta mōhio ki te ara ki te puna wai.
He didn't really know the path to the spring.

Nā wai ngā kūtai i huaki?
Who shelled the mussels?

Ko wai te tamaiti kua hoki ki te kāinga?
Who is the child who has gone back to the village (who has gone back home)?

Nā wai tēnei mahi i mahi?
Who did this job?

Ko wai ia e pātōtō ana i taku tatau?
Who is it knocking on my door?

Nā wai rāua i tiaki?
Who looked after them?

Nā wai tāua i hari ki reira?
Who took us there?

Ko wai kei roto i te kaapata raa?
Who is in that cupboard?

I a wai mā ngā paraikete?
Who had the blankets?

Ko wai tērā tangata
Who is that person with the answer

I hoatu koe i te koha ki a wai?
To whom did you give the koha?

Ko wai i piirangi ki te kaakahu?
Who wanted the dress?

Maa wai e whaangai ngaa kaawhe?
Who will feed the calves?

Ko wai te ingoa o tērā wahine
What is the name of that woman, literally Who is the name of that woman?

Ko wai kei te whaangai i ngaa kurii?
Who is feeding the dogs?

Ko wai te ingoa o tērā maunga tapu
What is the name of that sacred mountain?

Nōu tēnā wai.
That is your water.

Rite tonu koe ki a wai?
Who are you just like?

I waiata a Hata moo wai?
Who did Hata sing about?

Ko wai kāore i haere mai ki te tāone?
Who did not come to town?

Ko wai tēnei tangata i tukua atu, he mea rīpeka nā te ringa o ngā tāngata kino?
Who was this man who was handed over, crucified by the hand(s) of evil men?

Ko taua wāhi kaukau he awa wai māori, he kaukaunga nō te tini o te tangata.
That bathing place was a freshwater stream, a bathing place for all the people.

Kei a wai taku pukapuka?
Whose got my book?

Tū ana anō a ia i roto i te wai.
She was still standing in the water.

Ko wai taa Hata e moohio ana hei aawhina i a taaua?
Who does Hata know will help us?

Tikina he wai!
(Fetch some water!)

Ka pēhi i te tahā rā ki roto i te wai.
She dipped the gourd into the water.

Kia haurua te kapu wai.
Half a cup of water

E haere mai ana te tangata e moohio ana a wai?
The man that who knows is coming?

Nā wai koe i ako ki te mahi whakairo?
Who taught you to carve?

Kia ono ngā kapu wai i runga i te tēpu.
There should be six cups of water on the table.

Mōu te wai nei.
This water is for you.

I a wai te kākahu o Maka
Who had Maka’s coat

Ka kati·a e koe te wini inaa haere mai a wai?
You will close the window when who comes?

Ko wai e pōhiri?
Who should be invited?

I kati·a e koe te wini i te haere·nga mai o wai?
You closed the window when who came?

Mehemea ki te wareware i a wai te whaangai te ngeru ka riri·a e koe a wai?
If who forgets to feed the cat, you’ll be angry with them?

Hōmai he wai māku
Give me some water (to drink)

Kua oti i a Hata te kuti te hipi, ahakoa kaaore a wai i aawhina i a ia?
Hata has finished shearing the sheep although who didn’t help him?

Ko teenei te kurii a wai?
This is whose dog?

Ko wai te ingoa o tēnei tamaiti?
What is the name of this child?

Ko wai ōu tuākana?
Who are your older siblings?

Ko wai mā ēnā tangata?
Who are those people?

Naa wai te kurii?
Whose dog is it?

Ko wai ia?
Who is he?

Tāpiritia te wai.
Add the water.

I hoatu e koe te pukapuka ki a wai?
To whom did you give the book?

Naa Hata raaua ko wai i horoi ngaa riihi?
Hata and who washed the dishes?

Ko wai → kei te māuiui?
Who is sick?

E piirangi ana koe ki a Tuu, ki a wai raanei?
You want Tu or who?

Nā taua wai rā i kawe rā i kitea ai te whakaaro a Ponga ki a au.
Because of that water that was fetched, Ponga's feelings towards me were discovered.

Nā wai ngā mea i roto i tēnei pouaka?
Whose are the things in this box?

Future: Kei a wai mā?
The question is answered by replacing wai in the first phrase with the information required.

Naa wai i aha?
Who did what?

Ko wai mā
Who were arguing?

Kei a wai āku kīhi?
Who’s got my keys?

Mā wai koe e āwhina?
Who will help you?

Naa wai i patu a wai?
Who hit whom?

Ko wai kei te patu i a wai?
Who is hitting whom?

No/na wai?
(Whose is? Whose was?)

Kei a wai te pēke taumaha i te ata āpōpō?
Who’s going to have (carry) the heavy pack tomorrow morning?

I patu·a a wai e Hata ki te aha?
Hata hit whom with what?

No/na wai mā?
(Whose are? Whose were?)

Ko wai e aha ana i a wai i whea?
Who is doing what to whom where?

A wai?
Who did?

Ko wai taa Hata e patu naa ki te aha?
Whom is Hata hitting with what?

Haere mai tāua kia kite koe i ngā puna wai e rua.
Let us two go so that you may see the two springs of water.

No wai ngā waka whero?
(Who owns the red cars?)

Na wai ēnei taputapu katoa?
(Whose is all this gear?)

ko wai te mea
.

He makariri te wai.
The water is cold.

Plural: Ko wai mā?
Who are? Who were?

Kia ora e hoa, ko wai koe?
Hi friend, who are you?

I waiata a Kiri ki ā wai?
Exercise 21b

Ka haere ia ki te tiki wai moo ana tamariki
She went to fetch water for her children

E kōrero ana a Maka ki ā wai?
To whom is Maka talking? (Who is Maka talking to?)

Ko wai hei hoa haere mōu?
Who is going with you as a mate?

Ko wai mā ērā kōtiro?
Who are those girls?

Mōku tēnei wai.
This water is for me.

Nā wai ngā kurī i whāngai? (Mā wai ngā kurī e whāngai?)
Who fed/will feed the dogs?

Nā wai mā ngā kai nei?
Who owns this food?

Nā wai ēnei āporo i hoko mai?
Who bought these apples?

Ko wai ō koutou ingoa, kōtiro mā?
What are your names, girls?

He wai māu?
Do you want a water?

He tiamu, he miere maple, he huka me te wai rēmana rānei?
Butter, maple syrup, or sugar and lemon juice?

Ko wai māērā kōtiro?
Who are those girls?

Anei te wai rēmana.
Here is the lemon juice.

He hōhonu rawa te wai.
The water is very deep.

Ka waiho ā.rāua kākahu i te taha o te wai takoto ai.
Their clothes were left beside the water.

He hōhonu rawa te wai mō ngā tamariki.
The water is too deep for the children.

Kī katoa te ara i ngā wai.
The road is covered in water.

Ko wai tērā tāne?
Who is that man?

Ko wai ngā tāngata e haere mai ana?
Who are the men who are coming towards us?

Kei te mōhio koe ko wai te hoa tāne o Keiko?
Do you know who Keiko’s husband is?

Ko wai tō ingoa?
What is you name?

Kei te mōhio koe ko wai ngā ingoa o ā rāua tamahine?
Do you know what (are) the names of their daughters?

Kei a wai taka rapa?
Who's got my rubber?

Ko wai tō hoa?
Who is your friend?

Ko wai te rangatira?
Who is the chief?

Singular: Ko wai tōu ingoa?
What is your name?

Ko wai tērā kōtiro?
Who is that girl?

Plural: Ko wai ō koutou ingoa, kōtiro mā?
What are your names, girls?

I patua a wai e Hata ki te aha?
Who was hit with what by Hata?

Kei ā wai tōku paihikara?
Who has my bike?

I a wai ngā tamariki?
Who had the children?

Ko wai te wahine e waiata ana?
Who is that woman singing?

Ko wai tā Hata e patu nā ki te aha?
Who is Hata hitting with what?

Kua tata hū te wai.
The water’s almost boiled.

I ā wai ngā pereti katoa?
Who had all the plates?

Ko wai e haere mai ana?
Who is coming here?

Ka kimihia he puna wai, nō whea e kitea.
They looked for a spring, but had no luck whatsoever finding one.

Nā wai hoki tāu!
Who told you that! / What rubbish!

Ko wai e kōrero ana?
Who is speaking?

Kua tata pau te wai.
The water’s just about all gone.

Ko wai te tangata i kai i te keke?
Who was the person who are the cake?

Mō wai ēnei hū hou?
Who are these new shoes for?

Na wai te mea nei?
Who owns this thing?

Ko wai tērā wahine?
Who is that woman?

Mā ngā tamariki nā rā e kawe he wai.
Those children there will bring some water.

nā wai / nō wai
Asking about an intended recipient

I tiikina atu he wai mo raatou.
Water was fetched for them.

he awa wai ora
a river of life-giving water

mā wai / mō wai
Asking about a passive agent

Whāngaia ki te wai.
Feed the plants with water.

Kia mutu taua mahi, ka whakamākūhia ki te wai.
When that work is finished, water the garden.

ko wai koe?
who are you?

I paanui·tia ko wai i wini
[He] announced who had won

Ko wai kei roto i te uwhiuwhi i nāianei?
Who'se in the shower now?

Ka whakakī au i te kōhua ki te wai kātahi ka whakatūria ki te ahi, kia wera, kia koropupū.
I will fill the pot with water and then put it on the fire so that it heats up and boils.

Kei a wai te waea?
Whose got the phone?

Āta hīkina te pounamu e te tau, kei maringi te wai ki te tēpu.
Lift the bottle up carefully, sweetheart, in case the milk spills on the table.

Tikina he wai i te awa!
Get some water from the river!

Nō wai ēnei tōkena?
Who do these sock belong to?

Kaaore au i te maumahara naa wai teenaa i koorero mai ki a au
I don’t remember who told me that

Kei a wai taku pene?
Who has my pen?

Nā wai tēnei waiata i tito?
Who composed this song?

Ko wai tōu hoa?
Who is your friend?

Ko wai to ingoa?
What is you name?

Ko wai kāore i te haere mai?
Who is not coming?

I kōrero a Hata ki a wai?
To whom did Hata speak?

tiīkina atu he wai mōku!
fetch me some water!

Ko wai e horoi i ngā rīhi?
Who will wash the dishes?

I hoatu ngā moni ki a wai?
Who was the money given to?

Nā wai i horoi ngā pereti?
Who was the one who washed the plates?

Nā wai te waea pūkoro nei?
Who does this phone belong to?

Mā wai e horoi ngā pereti?
Who will be the one who will wash the plates?

I patua tēnei tamaiti e wai?
By whom was this child hit?

Kei a wai ōku tarau?
Who has got my pants?

Ki a wai te horoi i ngā rīhi?
Who is going to wash the dishes?

Ka mea ētahi, ‘Ko wai hoki koa ka tohu?
Whoever would have thought it?

I paatai mai a ia ko wai e haere mai ana
He asked who would be coming

Kei a wai ōku hū omaoma?
Who has got my running shoes?

Nā wai koa hoki te whakatahe nei .. (Grey 1928:7) Rānei
can be used for coordinating alternatives

Kei a wai ngā whakairo mō te whare?
Who has got the carvings for the house?

Kei a wai ngā paraikete?
Who has the blankets?

Ko wai hei tiaki i tēnei parepare mō ngā tau e toru e tū mai nei?
Who will guard this bastion for the next three years?

Nā wai tēnei rima tekau heneti?
Whose is this 50 cents?

Mā wai tēnā pukapuka?
Who is that book for?

I a wai ōku tōkena?
Who had my socks?

Kei a wai te pukapuka?
Who has the book?

Kei a wai te tikanga?
Who is it up to?

I a wai ā rātou āporo?
Who had their apples?

Kei a wai tāu pukapuka
Who has your book?

Hei te ahiahi ka m,āminga e koe he mate wai tōu.
In the evening, you will pretend you are thirsty.

E ono pāketi wai.
Six buckets of water.

he wai wera
some hot water

Nō wai te paihikara pīataata nei?
Whose is this shiny bike.

Kua toru kē ngā rā kei roto i te wai mātao rā, ā, kua tika mō te kai.
After the olives have been in cold water for three days, they are right for eating.

Ko wai tēnā e mātakitaki mai ana ki a mātou?
Who is that looking at us?

Tīkina he wai i te awa!
Get some water from the river!

Nā wai koe i āwhina?
Who helped you?

Nā wai te ngeru pīwari nei.
Whose cute cat is this?

Tapahi-a ki te toki kia hinga ki te wai.
Cut him down with an axe so that he falls into the sea.

Ka tonoa e Māhu āna tamariki kia haere ki te tiki wai mōna (Kāretu 1974:38)
Māhu sent his children to go to fetch water for him

Ka tonoa e Māhu tana tamāhine, a Haumapuhia, ki te tiki wai hei inu mōna (Kāretu 1974:39)
Māhu sent his daughter, Haumapuhia, to fetch water for him to drink

Kei te mōhio koe ko wai tērā kōtiro?
Do you know who that girl is?

I waea a wai ki a koe?
Who rang you?

Nā wai ngā mea i roto i tēnei pouaka
Whose are the things (that are) in this box?

he wai māori
some fresh water

Nā wai i aha?
Who did what?

Hei te ahiahi ka māmingā e koe he mate wai tōu.
In the evening, you will pretend to be thirsty.

Ko wai mā ēnā?
Who are those people over there?

Hei aha te kapu tī, homai te wai rēmana.
never mind the cup of tea, give me the lemon juice.

Hoatu ahakoa maa wai e tae mai
Give it to whoever comes

Kua kai kānga wai ia.
He's tried fermented corn.

Ko wai tōu ingoa?
What is

Nō wai tērā waka?
To whom does that car belong?

Ko wai te ingoa o te koroua rā?
What's the name of that elderly gentleman over there?

Nā wai ngā rihi i horoi?
Who was the one who washed the dishes?

Mō wai te wai nei?
Who is this water for?

E akona ana ngā tamariki kia kaua e kau rawa atu ki te wāhi tapu, kia kaua rānei e inu i ngā pua o ngā hutukawa e tū ana i te runga i te rua o ngā taniwha, kei horomia, kei rumakina rānei ki te wai.
The children were taught not to swim in the sacred place, nor to drink (the nectar) of the flowers of the pōhutukawa trees standing above the monster’s pit, lest they be swallowed up, or drowned in the water.

Mō rāua te wai nei.
The water is for them.

Ko wai te haere mai nei?
Who is (it that is) coming?

Nā wai tērā kōrero?
Who said that? (Literally: That speech belongs to whom?)

Kua toru kē ngā rā kei roto i te wai mātao rā, ā, kua tika mō te kai (Pōtatau 1991:156)
After they (olives) have been in cold water for three days, they are right for eating

Ko wai rā hoki tētahi?
Who else is there?

Kawea atu he wai mōku.
Carry some water for me.

Rite te wai.
Test the water.

Nā wai rānei i tāhae taku wati.
Someone stole my watch.

He kānga wai tēnei.
This is fermented corn.

Nā wai?
Who (did)?

Nō wai te waka whero?
Whose is the red car?

Kua kai kānga wai koe?
Have you tried 'rottten corn'?

He wai wera.
Some hot water.

Ko wai te tangata e poka nei i te poaka?
Who is the man butchering the pig?

Ko wai te taurekareka nāna nei i tapahi ngā waea o te taiepa?
Who was the rascal who cut the fence wires?

Āpōpō kaukau ai au ina kitea te wai ariki.
Tomorrow when the warm spring is found I shall bathe there (in).

Ka whakatika ake a Hinemoa i roto i te wai.
Hinemoa arose out of the water.

Ko wai mā ēnei?
Who are these (people)?

Nā wai tāu?
Says who?

Ko wai ngā tāngata māna e tō te waka ki te wai?
Who are the men who will drag the canoe to the water?

Nā wai ngā ruma i tāpahi?
Who swept the rooms?