Māori Grammar

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

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

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

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

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

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

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

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

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

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

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

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

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

Nō Taranaki ia.
S/he's from Taranaki.

Nō Waikanae toku pāpā.
My dad's from Waikanae.

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

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

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

Nō Ahuriri toku whaea.
My mum's from Napier.

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

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

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

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

Nō hea a Rangi?
Where is Rangi from?

Nō Whakatū au.
I am from Nelson.

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

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

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

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

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 tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

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

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Nō Poneke a ia, nō Te Tai Hauāuru au.
He came from Wellington, and I came from the Westland region.

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

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

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

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 hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

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

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

Nō Te Whanganui-a-Tara tō hoa?
Is your friend from Wellington?

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

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

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

Nō Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Gisborne.