Māori Grammar

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

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

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

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

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

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

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Nō Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa toku whaea.
My mum's from Gisborne.

Nō Te Tai Tokerau toku pāpā.
My dad's from the Northland region.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Nō Kāpiti a ia, nō Rakiura au.
He came from Kāpiti, and I came from Stewart Island.

Nō Kawatiri tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Westport.

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

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

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

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

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

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

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

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Nō Whakatamacr;ne tōku whaea.
My mother is from Whakatamacr;ne.

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

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

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

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

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

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

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

Nō Tāmaki-makau-rau au.
I am from Auckland.

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

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

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

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

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

Nō Te Tai Hauāuru tōku māmā.
My mum's from the Westland region.

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

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

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

Nō Te Tai Tonga tō hoa?
Is your friend from Southland?

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

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

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

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

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

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

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

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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

Nō Taranaki ia.
S/he's from Taranaki.

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Nō hea a Amaru?
Where is Amaru from?

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

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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