Māori Grammar

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

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

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

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

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

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

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

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

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

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

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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 konei au.
I am from here.

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

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

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

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nō Tāmaki-makau-rau a ia, nō Whakatamacr;ne au.
He came from Auckland, and I came from Whakatamacr;ne.

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

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

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

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

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

Nō Ahuriri tōku māmā.
My mum's from Napier.

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

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

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

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

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

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

Nō Te Tai Hauāuru tōku whaea.
My mother is from the Westland region.

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

Nō Whakatū au.
I am from Nelson.

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

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

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

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

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

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

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

Nō Poneke tō hoa?
Is your friend from Wellington?

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

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

Nō hea a Hera?
Where is Hera from?

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

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

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

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Nō Te Whanganui-a-Tara toku pāpā.
My dad's from Wellington.

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

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

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

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.