Māori Grammar

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

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

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

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

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

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

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

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

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

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

Nō Te Tai Hauāuru tōku whaea.
My mother is from the Westland region.

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

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Nō Ōtautahi toku whaea.
My mum's from Christhurch.

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

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

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

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

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

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

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

Nō Te Tai Tokerau a ia, nō Whakatamacr;ne au.
He came from the Northland region, and I came from Whakatamacr;ne.

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

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

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

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

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Nō Te Whanganui-a-Tara au.
I am from Wellington.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

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

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

Nō hea a Manu?
Where is Manu from?

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

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

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

Nō Kirikiriroa toku pāpā.
My dad's from Hamilton.

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend 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 Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

Nō Whakatū ia.
S/he's from Nelson.

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

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

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

Nō Tāmaki-makau-rau tōku māmā.
My mum's from Auckland.

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

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

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

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

Nō Waikanae tō hoa?
Is your friend from Waikanae?

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

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