Māori Grammar

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

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 Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

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

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

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

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

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

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

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

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

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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

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

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

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

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

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 whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

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

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

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

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

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Nō Te Tai Rāwhiti a ia, nō Kirikiriroa au.
He came from the Eastland region, and I came from Hamilton.

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

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

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

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

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

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

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

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

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

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Nō Te Waipounamu toku pāpā.
My dad's from the South Island.

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

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family 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 hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Nō hea a Manu?
Where is Manu from?

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

Nō Te Tai Tonga au.
I am from Southland.

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

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

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

Nō Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Gisborne.

Nō Taranaki tō hoa?
Is your friend from Taranaki?

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

Nō Poneke tōku whaea.
My mother is from Wellington.

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

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

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

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

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