Māori Grammar

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

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

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

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

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

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

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

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

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

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

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

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

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

Nō Rakiura tōku māmā.
My mum's from Stewart Island.

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

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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

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

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

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

Nō hea a Hera?
Where is Hera from?

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Nō Te Tai Tonga ia.
S/he's from Southland.

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

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

Nō Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa a ia, nō Tāmaki-makau-rau au.
He came from Gisborne, and I came from Auckland.

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku whaea.
My mother is from Hamilton.

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Te Tai Tokerau tō hoa?
Is your friend from the Northland region?

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

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

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

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

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

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

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

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

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

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

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

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

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

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

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

Nō Taranaki toku whaea.
My mum's from Taranaki.

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

Nō Te Waipounamu au.
I am from the South Island.

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

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

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

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

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

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

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