Māori Grammar

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

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

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

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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 Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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 tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

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

Nō Te Tai Tonga au.
I am from Southland.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Nō Rakiura tōku māmā.
My mum's from Stewart Island.

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

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

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

Nō Ōtautahi ia.
S/he's from Christhurch.

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

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

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

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

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Nō Taranaki toku pāpā.
My dad's from Taranaki.

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

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

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Nō Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa tōku whaea.
My mother is from Gisborne.

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

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

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

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

Nō Poneke toku whaea.
My mum's from Wellington.

Nō hea a Niko?
Where is Niko from?

Nō Waikanae tō hoa?
Is your friend from Waikanae?

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

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

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

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

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Nō Kirikiriroa a ia, nō Whakatū au.
He came from Hamilton, and I came from Nelson.

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes 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 tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

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

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

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

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

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

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

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

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

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

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

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

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

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

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

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.