Māori Grammar

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

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

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

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

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

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

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

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

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

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Nō Rakiura toku whaea.
My mum's from Stewart Island.

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

Nō hea a Rangi?
Where is Rangi from?

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

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

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

Nō Te Tai Hauāuru tōku māmā.
My mum's from the Westland region.

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

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

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

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

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

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

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

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

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

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

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

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

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

Nō Heretaunga a ia, nō Ahuriri au.
He came from Hastings, and I came from Napier.

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

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

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

Nō Whakatū tō hoa?
Is your friend from Nelson?

Nō Waikanae tōku whaea.
My mother is from Waikanae.

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

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

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

Nō Te Tai Tonga au.
I am from Southland.

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 Tai Tokerau au.
I am from the Northland region.

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

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

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

Nō Taranaki ia.
S/he's from Taranaki.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

Nō Kawatiri toku pāpā.
My dad's from Westport.

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

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

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

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

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

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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