Māori Grammar

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

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

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

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 Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Gisborne.

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

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

Nō hea a Aroha?
Where is Aroha from?

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

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

Nō Taranaki tōku māmā.
My mum's from Taranaki.

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

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

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

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

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

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

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Nō Te Tai Tonga toku pāpā.
My dad's from Southland.

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

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

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

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

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

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

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Nō Kawatiri au.
I am from Westport.

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

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

Nō Whakatamacr;ne tōku whaea.
My mother is from Whakatamacr;ne.

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

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

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

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

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

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

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

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

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

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

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

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

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

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

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

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

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

Nō Kirikiriroa toku whaea.
My mum's from Hamilton.

Nō Te Waipounamu tō hoa?
Is your friend from the South Island?

Nō Te Tai Tokerau a ia, nō Ōtautahi au.
He came from the Northland region, and I came from Christhurch.