Māori Grammar

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

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

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

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

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

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

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

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

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

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

Nō Kāpiti au.
I am from Kāpiti.

Nō Tāmaki-makau-rau a ia, nō Ōtautahi au.
He came from Auckland, and I came from Christhurch.

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

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

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

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

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

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student 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 tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

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

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Nō Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa toku whaea.
My mum's from Gisborne.

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

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

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

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

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Taranaki tōku māmā.
My mum's from Taranaki.

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

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

Nō Kirikiriroa ia.
S/he's from Hamilton.

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 whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

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

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

Nō Te Tai Tonga tō hoa?
Is your friend from Southland?

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

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

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

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Nō Poneke tōku whaea.
My mother is from Wellington.

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

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

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 whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

Nō hea a Rangi?
Where is Rangi from?

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Nō Rakiura tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Stewart Island.

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

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

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

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