Ko wai tou ingoa?
Who/What is your name?
The phrase "What is your name?" in Maori is "Ko wai to ingoa?"
ingoa e.g. Ko wai toku ingoa?/ What is your name?
The easiest way to ask "Who are you?" in Maori is "Ko wai koe?" (Core-why-core-e)." If your name was John, the way to reply would be "Ko John taku ingoa" (Core-John-tuck-oo-ing-or-ah).
te wai pounamu
You would say "Kei a wai koe i te ra e" in Maori to ask "what did you do yesterday?"
The phrase "What is your name?" in Maori is "Ko wai to ingoa?"
ingoa e.g. Ko wai toku ingoa?/ What is your name?
Ko wai to ingoa? Means 'What is your name?'
From Omniglot (http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/maori.php) What's your name? Ko wai tou ingoa? My name is... Ko ... ahau
Ko wai tōu ingoa? = "What is my name?"
Ko wai tou ingoa means What is your name? "Ko (your name) toku ingoa", is how you answer. My name is (your name)
Ko wai te ingoa o to tima?
The easiest way to ask "Who are you?" in Maori is "Ko wai koe?" (Core-why-core-e)." If your name was John, the way to reply would be "Ko John taku ingoa" (Core-John-tuck-oo-ing-or-ah).
In Maori, "wai" can mean water, juice, or liquid.
water bird
In a place-name the prefix 'wai' would usually refer to water.
Ko wai ra?