Māori Grammar

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

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

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

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

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

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

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa tōku whaea.
My mother is from Gisborne.

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Nō Whakatū ia.
S/he's from Nelson.

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

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

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

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

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Nō Te Tai Tokerau tō hoa?
Is your friend from the Northland region?

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

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

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Nō Te Waipounamu tōku māmā.
My mum's from the South Island.

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

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

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

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

Nō Whakatamacr;ne a ia, nō Kawatiri au.
He came from Whakatamacr;ne, and I came from Westport.

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

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

Nō Te Tai Tonga toku pāpā.
My dad's from Southland.

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

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

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

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

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

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

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

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

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

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

Nō hea a Aroha?
Where is Aroha from?

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

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

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

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

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

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

Nō Kāpiti au.
I am from Kāpiti.

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

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

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

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

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

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

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

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

Nō Tāmaki-makau-rau toku whaea.
My mum's from Auckland.