Home / Te Kākano / Te Wāhanga Tuatoru / Nāku, nāu, nāna / Plural personal pronouns Plural personal pronouns Tātou, mātou, koutou, rātou Ngā Tohutohu You will notice that there are differences between personal pronouns in the English language and those used in Māori. In Māori the same words are used regardless of the gender of the person or people referred to. In Māori, there is a separate set of personal pronouns used to refer to three or more people. These personal pronouns are tātou (you and I), mātou (they and I), koutou (you) and rātou (they). Different words are used by the speaker to indicate whether the listener(s) or speaker are included or not. For further explanations and exercises: Te Kākano p13. Whiriwhirihia te kupu tika hei whakakī i ngā āputa. Choose the correct word to fill in the gap.
