Māori Grammar

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

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

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

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

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

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

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

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

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

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

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

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

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Nō Kirikiriroa a ia, nō Rakiura au.
He came from Hamilton, and I came from Stewart Island.

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

Nō Te Tai Tonga toku whaea.
My mum's from Southland.

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

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

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

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

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

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

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

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Poneke ia.
S/he's from Wellington.

Nō Tāmaki-makau-rau au.
I am from Auckland.

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

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

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

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

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

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

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

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

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

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

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

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

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

Nō Ahuriri tō hoa?
Is your friend from Napier?

Nō hea a Niko?
Where is Niko from?

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

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

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

Nō Whakatamacr;ne tōku whaea.
My mother is from Whakatamacr;ne.

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

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

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

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

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

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

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

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 Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

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