Māori Grammar

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 Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

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

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

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

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

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

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 te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

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

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

Nō Te Tai Rāwhiti ia.
S/he's from the Eastland region.

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

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

Nō Te Tai Hauāuru tōku whaea.
My mother is from the Westland region.

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

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 hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

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

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

Nō Taranaki au.
I am from Taranaki.

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Nō hea a Honi?
Where is Honi from?

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

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

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

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

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

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

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

Nō Heretaunga tōku māmā.
My mum's from Hastings.

Nō Poneke toku pāpā.
My dad's from Wellington.

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

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

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

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

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

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

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

Nō Kawatiri tō hoa?
Is your friend from Westport?

Nō Tāmaki-makau-rau a ia, nō Ōtautahi au.
He came from Auckland, and I came from Christhurch.

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

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

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Nō Te Tai Tonga tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Southland.

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

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

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

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

Nō Te Whanganui-a-Tara toku whaea.
My mum's from Wellington.

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.