Māori Grammar

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

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

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

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

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

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

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

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

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

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

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Nō hea a Ari?
Where is Ari from?

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Ko Pani mā ngā kaiwhakahaere. Nō Te Kaha aua tāngata.
Pani and the others are the organisers. Those people are from Te Kaha.

Nō Te Tai Tokerau toku pāpā.
My dad's from the Northland region.

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

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

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

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

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

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

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

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Nō Kawatiri a ia, nō Taranaki au.
He came from Westport, and I came from Taranaki.

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

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

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

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

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

Nō Tāmaki-makau-rau toku whaea.
My mum's from Auckland.

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

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

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

Nō Ahuriri tōku māmā.
My mum's from Napier.

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Nō Ōtautahi au.
I am from Christhurch.

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

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

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

Nō Rakiura ia.
S/he's from Stewart Island.

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Nō Poneke tō hoa?
Is your friend from Wellington?

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

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

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