Māori Grammar

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

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

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 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 tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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 Ōtautahi toku pāpā.
My dad's from Christhurch.

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

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

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

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

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

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

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

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

Nō Poneke tōku māmā.
My mum's from Wellington.

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

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

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

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

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

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

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

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

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

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

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

Nō Te Whanganui-a-Tara tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Wellington.

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

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

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

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

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

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

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Nō Te Tai Hauāuru tōku whaea.
My mother is from the Westland region.

Nō Heretaunga ia.
S/he's from Hastings.

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

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

Nō Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa au.
I am from Gisborne.

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

Nō hea a Kauri?
Where is Kauri from?

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

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

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

Nō Kāpiti tō hoa?
Is your friend from Kāpiti?

Nō Ahuriri a ia, nō Rakiura au.
He came from Napier, and I came from Stewart Island.

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

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