Māori Grammar

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

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

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

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

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

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 Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

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

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 māra ēnei taewa.
These potatoes come from the garden.

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Nō hea a Taika?
Where is Taika from?

Nō Whakatamacr;ne au.
I am from Whakatamacr;ne.

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

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

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

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

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

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

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

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

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

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

Nō Te Tai Hauāuru tōku pāpā.
My dad's from the Westland region.

Nō Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa ia.
S/he's from Gisborne.

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

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Nō Te Tai Rāwhiti toku whaea.
My mum's from the Eastland region.

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

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

Nō hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad 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 Te Tai Tonga tō hoa?
Is your friend from Southland?

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

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

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

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

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

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

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

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

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

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

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

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

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

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

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

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

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

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

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

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

Nō Rakiura tōku whaea.
My mother is from Stewart Island.