Māori Grammar

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

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 Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

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

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

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

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

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

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

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

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

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

Nō Taranaki au.
I am from Taranaki.

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

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

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

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

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you 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 Te Tai Tokerau au.
I am from the Northland region.

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

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

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

Nō Te Whanganui-a-Tara tōku whaea.
My mother is from Wellington.

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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

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

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

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

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Nō hea a Koa?
Where is Koa from?

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

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

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

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

Nō Te Waipounamu toku whaea.
My mum's from the South Island.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

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

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

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

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

Nō Ōtautahi tō hoa?
Is your friend from Christhurch?

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

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

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Nō Kāpiti ia.
S/he's from Kāpiti.

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

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

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Nō Te Tai Hauāuru tōku māmā.
My mum's from the Westland region.

Nō Whakatamacr;ne tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Whakatamacr;ne.

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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