Māori Grammar

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

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

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

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 Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

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

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

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

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

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

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

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

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

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

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

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

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

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

Nō hea a Manu?
Where is Manu from?

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

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

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

Nō Te Tai Rāwhiti tōku whaea.
My mother is from the Eastland region.

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

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

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

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

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

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

Nō Ōtautahi au.
I am from Christhurch.

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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

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

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

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

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

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

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

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

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

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

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

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

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

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

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 tēnā tēpu?
Where did you get that table from?

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

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

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

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

Nō Tāmaki-makau-rau tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Auckland.

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?