Māori Grammar

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

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

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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 Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

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

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

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

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

Nō Taranaki au.
I am from Taranaki.

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

Ko Pani mā ngā kaiwhakahaere. Nō Te Kaha aua tāngata.
Pani and the others are the organisers. Those people are from Te Kaha.

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

Nō Te Whanganui-a-Tara tōku māmā.
My mum's from Wellington.

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

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

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

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

Nō Ōtautahi toku pāpā.
My dad's from Christhurch.

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Nō Kirikiriroa tō hoa?
Is your friend from Hamilton?

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

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

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

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

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

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

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

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

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

Nō Te Tai Tokerau ia.
S/he's from the Northland region.

Nō Te Tai Rāwhiti a ia, nō Te Tai Hauāuru au.
He came from the Eastland region, and I came from the Westland region.

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

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

Nō Poneke tōku whaea.
My mother is from Wellington.

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Nō hea a Aroha?
Where is Aroha from?

Nō Kāpiti tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Kāpiti.

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

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

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

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

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

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

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

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

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

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

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