Māori Grammar

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

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

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

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

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

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

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

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

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Nō Poneke tōku whaea.
My mother is from Wellington.

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

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 konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

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

Nō Waikanae toku whaea.
My mum's from Waikanae.

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Nō hea a Nikau?
Where is Nikau from?

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

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

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

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

Nō Kāpiti ia.
S/he's from Kāpiti.

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

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

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

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

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

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

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

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

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

Nō Te Tai Hauāuru toku pāpā.
My dad's from the Westland region.

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

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

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

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

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

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

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

Nō Te Tai Tokerau tō hoa?
Is your friend from the Northland region?

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.