Māori Grammar

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Belonging to a place -
Belonging to a reason
Belonging to a reason
nā / nō

konei au.
I am from here.

hea koe?
Where are you from?

Whakatū tōku whaea.
My mother is from Nelson.

te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

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

Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

whea ō ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

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

Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

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

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

te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

Amerika māmā?
Is your mother from America?

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

Kawatiri tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Westport.

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

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

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

Te Whanganui-a-Tara au.
I am from Wellington.

whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

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

Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

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

hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

konei au.
I am from here.

Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

whea ngā ?
Where are the shoes from?

whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

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

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

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

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

hea whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

hea pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

hea whānau?
Where is you family from?

Te Tai Tonga a ia, Heretaunga au.
He came from Southland, and I came from Hastings.

whea ōu ?
Where did you get your shoes from?

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

tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

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

Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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

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

Tāmaki-makau-rau toku pāpā.
My dad's from Auckland.

Ehara a Aroha Whanganui.
Aroha is not from Whanganui.

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

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

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

hea hoa?
Where is your friend from?

whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Te Tai Tokerau toku whaea.
My mum's from the Northland region.

tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

hea ia?
Where is she from?

hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Te Tai Hauāuru hoa?
Is your friend from the Westland region?

hea a Nikau?
Where is Nikau from?

Kāpiti tōku māmā.
My mum's from Kāpiti.

Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?