Māori Grammar

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

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

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

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

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

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

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

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Nō Te Tai Hauāuru toku whaea.
My mum's from the Westland region.

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

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 hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

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

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

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

Nō Kāpiti tō hoa?
Is your friend from Kāpiti?

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

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

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Nō Te Waipounamu tōku pāpā.
My dad's from the South Island.

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

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

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

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

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

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

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

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō hea a Hera?
Where is Hera from?

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

Nō Te Tai Tokerau tōku whaea.
My mother is from the Northland region.

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

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

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

Nō Heretaunga ia.
S/he's from Hastings.

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

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

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

Nō Te Tai Rāwhiti a ia, nō Kirikiriroa au.
He came from the Eastland region, and I came from Hamilton.

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

Nō Poneke au.
I am from Wellington.

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

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

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

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

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

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

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

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

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

Nō Te Whanganui-a-Tara toku pāpā.
My dad's from Wellington.

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