Māori Grammar

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

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 Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

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

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

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

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

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

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

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

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

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

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

Nō Taranaki tōku whaea.
My mother is from Taranaki.

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

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

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

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

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

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Nō whea ō hū?
Where did you get your shoes 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 Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

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

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Nō Te Waipounamu tōku māmā.
My mum's from the South Island.

Nō Te Tai Hauāuru au.
I am from the Westland region.

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

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

Nō Ōtautahi toku pāpā.
My dad's from Christhurch.

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

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

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

Nō Whakatamacr;ne a ia, nō Whakatū au.
He came from Whakatamacr;ne, and I came from Nelson.

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

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Nō Heretaunga ia.
S/he's from Hastings.

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

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

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

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

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

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

Nō Ahuriri tō hoa?
Is your friend from Napier?

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

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nō hea a Rangi?
Where is Rangi from?

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

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.