Māori Grammar

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

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

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

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

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

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

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

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

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

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

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

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

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

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

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

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

Nō hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party 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 Te Tai Tokerau tōku māmā.
My mum's from the Northland region.

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

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

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

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

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

Nō Kawatiri a ia, nō Whakatū au.
He came from Westport, and I came from Nelson.

Nō Kirikiriroa toku whaea.
My mum's from Hamilton.

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

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

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

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

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

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

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

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

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

Nō Poneke tō hoa?
Is your friend from Wellington?

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nō Te Tai Tonga toku pāpā.
My dad's from Southland.

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

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

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

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Nō hea a Tame?
Where is Tame from?

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

Nō Rakiura tōku whaea.
My mother is from Stewart Island.

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Nō Ahuriri ia.
S/he's from Napier.

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

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

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