Māori Grammar

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

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

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

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

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

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

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

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō Te Tai Tonga au.
I am from Southland.

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

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

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

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

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

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

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

Nō Waikanae toku whaea.
My mum's from Waikanae.

Nō Heretaunga tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Hastings.

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

Nō Te Whanganui-a-Tara a ia, nō Kāpiti au.
He came from Wellington, and I came from Kāpiti.

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

Nō Kawatiri tō hoa?
Is your friend from Westport?

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

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Nō hea a Taika?
Where is Taika from?

Nō Ōtautahi tōku māmā.
My mum's from Christhurch.

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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

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

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

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

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

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

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

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

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

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

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

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

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

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

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

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

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Nō hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua 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 hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

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

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?