Māori Grammar

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

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

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

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

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

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

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

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

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

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

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

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

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

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Nō Te Tai Tokerau toku whaea.
My mum's from the Northland region.

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

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

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

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

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

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

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

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

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

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

Nō Kawatiri au.
I am from Westport.

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Nō hea a Mia?
Where is Mia from?

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

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

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

Nō Ahuriri ia.
S/he's from Napier.

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

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

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

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

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Nō Heretaunga toku pāpā.
My dad's from Hastings.

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

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

Nō Te-Tai-Tonga tōku māmā.
My mum's from the Southland 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 Kirikiriroa tō hoa?
Is your friend from Hamilton?

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

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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

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

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

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

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

Nō Kāpiti tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Kāpiti.

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

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

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

Nō Tāmaki-makau-rau tōku whaea.
My mother is from Auckland.