Māori Grammar

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

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

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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 Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

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

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

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

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

Nō Te Tai Tonga ia.
S/he's from Southland.

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

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

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

Nō Ahuriri tō hoa?
Is your friend from Napier?

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Nō hea a Ari?
Where is Ari from?

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

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

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

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

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

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Nō Rakiura toku pāpā.
My dad's from Stewart Island.

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

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

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

Nō Te Tai Rāwhiti tōku māmā.
My mum's from the Eastland region.

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 toa ēnei maika.
These bananas from from the shop.

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

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

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

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

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

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

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

Nō Whakatamacr;ne au.
I am from Whakatamacr;ne.

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

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

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

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

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

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Nō Poneke tōku whaea.
My mother is from Wellington.

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