Māori Grammar

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

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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

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

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

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

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

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

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Nō Tāmaki-makau-rau tō hoa?
Is your friend from Auckland?

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

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

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

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

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

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

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō hea a Kauri?
Where is Kauri from?

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

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

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

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

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

Nō Te Waipounamu toku whaea.
My mum's from the South Island.

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

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

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

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

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

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

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

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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 tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

Nō Kirikiriroa toku pāpā.
My dad's from Hamilton.

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

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

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

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

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

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

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

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

Nō Kāpiti tōku whaea.
My mother is from Kāpiti.

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Nō Taranaki au.
I am from Taranaki.

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

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

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

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

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

Nō Whakatamacr;ne ia.
S/he's from Whakatamacr;ne.

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