Māori Grammar

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

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

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

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

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

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

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

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 hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

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

Nō Kirikiriroa tō hoa?
Is your friend from Hamilton?

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

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

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you 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 hea ia?
Where is she from?

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Nō Te Tai Hauāuru a ia, nō Te Tai Tonga au.
He came from the Westland region, and I came from Southland.

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Nō Waikanae tōku māmā.
My mum's from Waikanae.

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

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

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

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

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

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

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

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

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

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

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

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Nō hea a Tawa?
Where is Tawa from?

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

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

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

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

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

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

Nō Rakiura ia.
S/he's from Stewart Island.

Nō Ōtautahi toku whaea.
My mum's from Christhurch.

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

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

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

Nō Ahuriri toku pāpā.
My dad's from Napier.

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

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

Nō Taranaki au.
I am from Taranaki.

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

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

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

Nō Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Gisborne.

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