Māori Grammar

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

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

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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

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

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

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

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

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

Nō Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa tōku māmā.
My mum's from Gisborne.

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

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

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Nō Kawatiri ia.
S/he's from Westport.

Nō Te Waipounamu tōku pāpā.
My dad's from the South Island.

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

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

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

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

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

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

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

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

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

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Nō Ahuriri tō hoa?
Is your friend from Napier?

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

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

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

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

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

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

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

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

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

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

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

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

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

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

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

Nō Heretaunga toku whaea.
My mum's from Hastings.

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Nō Whakatamacr;ne toku pāpā.
My dad's from Whakatamacr;ne.

Nō Te Tai Hauāuru tōku whaea.
My mother is from the Westland region.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

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

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

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Nō Te Tai Tonga au.
I am from Southland.

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

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

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Nō hea a Tawa?
Where is Tawa from?

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

Nō Kirikiriroa a ia, nō Te Tai Rāwhiti au.
He came from Hamilton, and I came from the Eastland region.

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

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.