Māori Grammar

Nō Waikato tōna whaea.
His/Her mother is from Waikato.

Nō Te Tai Tokerau tōku pāpā.
My dad is from the Northland region.

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Nō Kotirangi nō Ingarangi hoki ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland and England.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō Ngāti Kahungunu tōku hoa.
My friend is from Ngāti Kahungunu.

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Nō Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō Ngāti Raukawa tōku pāpā.
My father is from Ngāti Raukawa.

Nō te rohe o Te Arawa a Hemi.
Hemi is from the Te Arawa region.

Nō te toa hokorua ngā hū.
The shoes come from the second hand shop.

Nō Te-Tai-Tonga tōku māmā.
My mum's from the Southland region.

Nō te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

Nō Rakiura tōku whaea.
My mother is from Stewart Island.

Nō Whakatū tōku māmā.
My mum's from Nelson.

Ko Pani mā ngā kaiwhakahaere. Nō Te Kaha aua tāngata.
Pani and the others are the organisers. Those people are from Te Kaha.

Nō whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Nō hea a Aroha?
Where is Aroha from?

Nō Te Tai Rāwhiti tōku pāpā.
My Dad's from the Eastland region.

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Nō Taranaki tō hoa?
Is your friend from Taranaki?

Nō whea ō hū?
Where did you get your shoes from?

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Ko tēnei he reta nō Ingarangi mai.
This is a letter from England.

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Nō hea tō pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

Nō whea tēnā tēpu?
Where did you get that table from?

Ko Mary taku whaea. Nō Ahitereiria ia.
Mary's my mum. She's from Australia.

Nō Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Nō Te Tai Rāwhiti hoki ahau.
I'm also from the East Coast.

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Nō Ahuriri ia.
S/he's from Napier.

Nō whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Nō hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Nō whea ōu hū?
Where did you get your shoes from?

Nō te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

Nō Te Tai Tokerau au.
I am from the Northland region.

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Nō te māra ēnei taewa.
These potatoes come from the garden.

Nō hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

Nō Kotirangi nō Ingarangi hoki ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland and England.

Nō Kirikiriroa toku whaea.
My mum's from Hamilton.

Nō Heretaunga tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Hastings.

Nō te toa ēnei maika.
These bananas from from the shop.

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Nō Kawatiri a ia, nō Whakatamacr;ne au.
He came from Westport, and I came from Whakatamacr;ne.

Nō Raratonga a ia, nō Takapuna au.
He is from Raratonga, and I am from Takapuna.

Ko Tame taku pāpā. Nō Ngāti Porou ia.
Tame is my dad. He's from Ngāti Porou.

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Nō hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

Nō Te Tai Tokerau tōku pāpa.
My Dad's from the Northland region.

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

Nō hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

Ehara a Kauri nō Whanganui.
Kauri is not from Whanganui.

Nō Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Ehara au nō Tāmaki Makaurau.
I'm not from Auckland.

Nō Ōtautahi au.
I am from Christhurch.

Nō hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

Nō whea tō waka hou?
Where did you get your new car from?

Nō Waikanae toku pāpā.
My dad's from Waikanae.