Māori Grammar

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

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

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

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

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

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 konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

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

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

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

Nō Heretaunga toku pāpā.
My dad's from Hastings.

Nō Te Tai Hauāuru a ia, nō Te Waipounamu au.
He came from the Westland region, and I came from the South Island.

Nō Whakatamacr;ne au.
I am from Whakatamacr;ne.

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

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

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

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

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

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

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

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

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

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

Nō Tāmaki-makau-rau tōku whaea.
My mother is from Auckland.

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

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

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

Nō whea tēnā tēpu?
Where did you get that table 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-Tonga tōku māmā.
My mum's from the Southland region.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō hea a Kauri?
Where is Kauri from?

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

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

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

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

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

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

Nō Poneke ia.
S/he's from Wellington.

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

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

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

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

Nō Kawatiri tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Westport.

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Nō Whakatū tō hoa?
Is your friend from Nelson?

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

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

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

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

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

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

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

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

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?