Māori Grammar

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

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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

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

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

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

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

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

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

Nō Ahuriri toku whaea.
My mum's from Napier.

Nō Kawatiri tōku whaea.
My mother is from Westport.

Nō hea koe?
Where are you 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 Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

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

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

Nō Rakiura tō hoa?
Is your friend from Stewart Island?

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

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

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa a ia, nō Te Tai Tokerau au.
He came from Gisborne, and I came from the Northland region.

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

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

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

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

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

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

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

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

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

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

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

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

Nō hea a Mia?
Where is Mia from?

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

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.

Nō Tāmaki-makau-rau tōku māmā.
My mum's from Auckland.

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

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

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

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

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

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

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

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

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

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Nō Te Tai Tonga ia.
S/he's from Southland.

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

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

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Nō Taranaki au.
I am from Taranaki.