Māori Grammar

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

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

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

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

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

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

Nō Whakatamacr;ne tōku māmā.
My mum's from Whakatamacr;ne.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

Nō Taranaki au.
I am from Taranaki.

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

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

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

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

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

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Nō hea a Aroha?
Where is Aroha from?

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

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

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

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

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

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

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

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

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

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

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

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

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

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

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

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Nō Poneke a ia, nō Heretaunga au.
He came from Wellington, and I came from Hastings.

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

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

Nō Ahuriri tōku whaea.
My mother is from Napier.

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

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

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

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

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

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

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

Nō Te Tai Hauāuru ia.
S/he's from the Westland region.

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

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

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

Nō Kirikiriroa tō hoa?
Is your friend from Hamilton?

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

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

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

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

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?

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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