Māori Grammar

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

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 konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

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

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

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

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

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

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

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

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

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

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

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

Nō Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa ia.
S/he's from Gisborne.

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Nō hea a Kauri?
Where is Kauri from?

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

Nō Kawatiri toku pāpā.
My dad's from Westport.

Nō Poneke a ia, nō Ōtautahi au.
He came from Wellington, and I came from Christhurch.

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

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

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

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

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

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

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

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

Nō Te Tai Tonga tō hoa?
Is your friend from Southland?

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

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

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

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

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

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Kirikiriroa au.
I am from Hamilton.

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

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

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

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

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

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

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

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

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

Nō Rakiura tōku whaea.
My mother is from Stewart Island.

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?