Māori Grammar

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

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

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

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

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

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

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

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

Nō Taranaki tōku māmā.
My mum's from Taranaki.

Nō hea a Amaru?
Where is Amaru from?

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

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Nō Te Tai Hauāuru tōku pāpā.
My dad's from the Westland region.

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

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Nō Waikanae ia.
S/he's from Waikanae.

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

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

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

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Nō Ahuriri tō hoa?
Is your friend from Napier?

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

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

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

Nō Ōtautahi toku pāpā.
My dad's from Christhurch.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Nō Tāmaki-makau-rau toku whaea.
My mum's from Auckland.

Nō Kawatiri a ia, nō Heretaunga au.
He came from Westport, and I came from Hastings.

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

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

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

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

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

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

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

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

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

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

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

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Nō Te Whanganui-a-Tara au.
I am from Wellington.

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 hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

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

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

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

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

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

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

Ko Manu taku pāpā. Nō Ngāti Porou ia.
Manu 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 te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

Nō Whakatū tōku whaea.
My mother is from Nelson.

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?