Māori Grammar

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

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

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

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

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

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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 Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

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

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

Nō Te Whanganui-a-Tara tōku māmā.
My mum's from Wellington.

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

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Nō Waikanae tōku whaea.
My mother is from Waikanae.

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

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

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Nō Tāmaki-makau-rau toku whaea.
My mum's from Auckland.

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

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

Nō Taranaki tō hoa?
Is your friend from Taranaki?

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

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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

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

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

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

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

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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 hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Nō Ahuriri au.
I am from Napier.

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

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

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

Nō hea a Pita?
Where is Pita from?

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

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

Nō Kawatiri a ia, nō Ōtautahi au.
He came from Westport, and I came from Christhurch.

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

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

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

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

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

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

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

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

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Nō Whakatū toku pāpā.
My dad's from Nelson.

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

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

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

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

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

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

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?