Māori Grammar

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

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

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

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

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

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

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

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

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

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

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

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

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Nō Poneke tō hoa?
Is your friend from Wellington?

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

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

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

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

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

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

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Nō Rakiura tōku whaea.
My mother is from Stewart Island.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

Nō Taranaki au.
I am from Taranaki.

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

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

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

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

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

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

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

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Nō Waikanae tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Waikanae.

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

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

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

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

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

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

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Nō hea a Pāora?
Where is Pāora from?

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

Nō Tāmaki-makau-rau ia.
S/he's from Auckland.

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

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

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