Māori Grammar

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

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

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

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

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

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

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

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

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Nō hea a Manu?
Where is Manu from?

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

Nō Poneke a ia, nō Te Tai Hauāuru au.
He came from Wellington, and I came from the Westland region.

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

Nō Kāpiti ia.
S/he's from Kāpiti.

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

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

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

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

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

Nō Te Waipounamu au.
I am from the South Island.

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

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

Nō Tāmaki-makau-rau toku whaea.
My mum's from Auckland.

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

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

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

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku whaea.
My mother is from Hamilton.

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

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

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

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

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

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

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

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

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

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

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

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

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

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

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

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

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

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Nō Whakatū tō hoa?
Is your friend from Nelson?

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

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

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

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

Nō Ōtautahi tōku māmā.
My mum's from Christhurch.

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

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family 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 Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.