Māori Grammar

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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

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

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

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

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

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

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

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

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

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Nō hea a Niko?
Where is Niko from?

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

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

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

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

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

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

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

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

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

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

Nō Te Tai Tokerau toku pāpā.
My dad's from the Northland region.

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

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

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

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

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

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

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

Nō Taranaki au.
I am from Taranaki.

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

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

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

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

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

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

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

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Nō Whakatū tō hoa?
Is your friend from Nelson?

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

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

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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

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

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

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

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

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

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

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

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

Nō Ahuriri ia.
S/he's from Napier.

Nō Te Whanganui-a-Tara toku whaea.
My mum's from Wellington.

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Nō Kawatiri tōku whaea.
My mother is from Westport.