Māori Grammar

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

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

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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 tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

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

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

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

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Nō Whakatamacr;ne a ia, nō Whakatū au.
He came from Whakatamacr;ne, and I came from Nelson.

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

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

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

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

Nō Kawatiri tōku whaea.
My mother is from Westport.

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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

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

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

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

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

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

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

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

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

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

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

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

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nō hea a Niko?
Where is Niko from?

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

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku māmā.
My mum's from Hamilton.

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

Nō Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa au.
I am from Gisborne.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

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

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

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

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

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

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

Nō Rakiura ia.
S/he's from Stewart Island.

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

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Nō Ōtautahi toku whaea.
My mum's from Christhurch.