Māori Grammar

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

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

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

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

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

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

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

Nō Te Tai Hauāuru tōku māmā.
My mum's from the Westland region.

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

Nō Poneke tō hoa?
Is your friend from Wellington?

Nō Taranaki tōku whaea.
My mother is from Taranaki.

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Nō Rakiura toku whaea.
My mum's from Stewart Island.

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

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

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

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

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

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

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

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

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

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Nō Te Tai Tokerau au.
I am 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.

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

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

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

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

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

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

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

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

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

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

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

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

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

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

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

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

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

Nō Kirikiriroa au.
I am from Hamilton.

Nō hea a Hēmi?
Where is Hēmi from?

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

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

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