Māori Grammar

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

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

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

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

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

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

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

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

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

Nō Kawatiri tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Westport.

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

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

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

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

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

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

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

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

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Nō Ōtautahi au.
I am from Christhurch.

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.

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

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

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

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity 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 Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

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

Nō Ahuriri a ia, nō Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa au.
He came from Napier, and I came from Gisborne.

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

Nō Whakatamacr;ne tōku whaea.
My mother is from Whakatamacr;ne.

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

Nō Heretaunga toku whaea.
My mum's from Hastings.

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

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

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

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

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku māmā.
My mum's from Hamilton.

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Nō Kāpiti ia.
S/he's from Kāpiti.

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

Nō hea a Amaru?
Where is Amaru from?

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Nō Poneke tō hoa?
Is your friend from Wellington?

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

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

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

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