Māori Grammar

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

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

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

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

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

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

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

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Nō Te Whanganui-a-Tara tō hoa?
Is your friend from Wellington?

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Nō Kāpiti tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Kāpiti.

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

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

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

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

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

Nō Tāmaki-makau-rau ia.
S/he's from Auckland.

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

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

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

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

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

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

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

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

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

Nō Whakatū toku pāpā.
My dad's from Nelson.

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

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

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

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

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Te Tai Tokerau toku whaea.
My mum's from the Northland region.

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

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

Nō Te Tai Hauāuru au.
I am from the Westland region.

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

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

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

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Nō Poneke tōku māmā.
My mum's from Wellington.

Nō Taranaki a ia, nō Kirikiriroa au.
He came from Taranaki, and I came from Hamilton.

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

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

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

Nō hea a Mia?
Where is Mia from?

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?