Māori Grammar

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

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

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

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

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

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

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

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 Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

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

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

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

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

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

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

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

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

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

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

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

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

Nō Kirikiriroa tō hoa?
Is your friend from Hamilton?

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

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

Nō Ahuriri tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Napier.

Nō Tāmaki-makau-rau ia.
S/he's from Auckland.

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

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

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

Nō Waikanae a ia, nō Whakatū au.
He came from Waikanae, and I came from Nelson.

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

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

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

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

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

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

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

Nō hea a Koa?
Where is Koa from?

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

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

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

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

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

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

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

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

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

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

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

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

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

Nō Te Tai Tonga tōku whaea.
My mother is from Southland.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Te Tai Rāwhiti tōku māmā.
My mum's from the Eastland region.