Māori Grammar

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

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

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

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

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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

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

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

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 Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

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

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

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

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

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

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

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

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

Nō Whakatū toku pāpā.
My dad's from Nelson.

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

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

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

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Nō Te Waipounamu ia.
S/he's from the South Island.

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Nō Te Tai Tokerau tōku whaea.
My mother is from the Northland region.

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

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

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Nō Te Tai Rāwhiti tō hoa?
Is your friend from the Eastland region?

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

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

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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

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

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

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

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

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

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

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

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

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Nō Poneke tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Wellington.

Nō hea a Amaru?
Where is Amaru from?

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

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

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

Nō Whakatamacr;ne au.
I am from Whakatamacr;ne.

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Nō Kawatiri toku whaea.
My mum's from Westport.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

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

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.