Māori Grammar

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

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

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

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

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

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

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

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

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

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

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

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

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

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

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

Nō Whakatū ia.
S/he's from Nelson.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

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

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Nō Kawatiri a ia, nō Rakiura au.
He came from Westport, and I came from Stewart Island.

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

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

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

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

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

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

Nō Te Whanganui-a-Tara tōku māmā.
My mum's from Wellington.

Nō whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes 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 Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

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

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

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

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

Nō Te Tai Hauāuru toku pāpā.
My dad's from the Westland region.

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

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

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

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

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

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

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

Nō hea a Tame?
Where is Tame from?

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

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

Nō Heretaunga tōku whaea.
My mother is from Hastings.

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

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

Nō Ahuriri tō hoa?
Is your friend from Napier?

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

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

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