Māori Grammar

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

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

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

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

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Nō Whakatū tōku whaea.
My mother is from Nelson.

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

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

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

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

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

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

Nō whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come 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 tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

Nō hea a Hēmi?
Where is Hēmi from?

Nō Poneke tō hoa?
Is your friend from Wellington?

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

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

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

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

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

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

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

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

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

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

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

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

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Nō Taranaki ia.
S/he's from Taranaki.

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

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

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 hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

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

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

Nō Te Whanganui-a-Tara a ia, nō Te Waipounamu au.
He came from Wellington, and I came from the South Island.

Nō Te Tai Rāwhiti toku whaea.
My mum's from the Eastland region.

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

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

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

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

Nō Ōtautahi au.
I am from Christhurch.

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

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