Māori Grammar

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

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

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

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

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

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

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

Nō Ōtautahi au.
I am from Christhurch.

Nō hea a Niko?
Where is Niko from?

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

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

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

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

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

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

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

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

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

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

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

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

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

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

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

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

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Nō Heretaunga toku whaea.
My mum's from Hastings.

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

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

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Nō Te Tai Hauāuru ia.
S/he's from the Westland region.

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Nō Te Whanganui-a-Tara a ia, nō Te Waipounamu au.
He came from Wellington, and I came from the South Island.

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

Nō Whakatū tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Nelson.

Nō Taranaki tōku whaea.
My mother is from Taranaki.

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

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

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

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Nō Kawatiri tōku māmā.
My mum's from Westport.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad 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 Tai Tokerau au.
I am from the Northland region.

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

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

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?