Māori Grammar

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

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

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

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

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

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

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

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

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

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

Nō Taranaki tō hoa?
Is your friend from Taranaki?

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

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

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

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

Nō Whakatū au.
I am from Nelson.

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku whaea.
My mother is from Hamilton.

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Nō hea a Taika?
Where is Taika from?

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Rakiura ia.
S/he's from Stewart Island.

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nō Heretaunga a ia, nō Kawatiri au.
He came from Hastings, and I came from Westport.

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

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

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

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

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

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

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

Nō Kāpiti toku pāpā.
My dad's from Kāpiti.

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

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

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

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

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

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

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

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

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

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

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Nō Ōtautahi tōku māmā.
My mum's from Christhurch.

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

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

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.