Māori Grammar

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

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

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

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

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

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

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

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

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

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

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

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

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

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

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

Nō Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa tō hoa?
Is your friend from Gisborne?

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

Nō Waikanae toku whaea.
My mum's from Waikanae.

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

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

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

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

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

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

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

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

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

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

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

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

Nō hea a Manu?
Where is Manu from?

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

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

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

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

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

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

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Whakatū tōku whaea.
My mother is from Nelson.

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

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

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

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

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

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

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

Nō Kawatiri au.
I am from Westport.

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

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

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

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

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