Māori Grammar

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

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

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

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

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

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 Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

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

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

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Nō hea a Rangi?
Where is Rangi from?

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

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Nō Kawatiri a ia, nō Te Tai Tonga au.
He came from Westport, and I came from Southland.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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

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

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Nō Te Tai Tokerau toku pāpā.
My dad's from the Northland region.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Nō Te Tai Hauāuru tōku māmā.
My mum's from the Westland region.

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

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

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

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

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

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

Nō Heretaunga tō hoa?
Is your friend from Hastings?

Nō Taranaki au.
I am from Taranaki.

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

Nō Te Whanganui-a-Tara tōku whaea.
My mother is from Wellington.

Nō whea tō waka hou?
Where did you get your new car 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 Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

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

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

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

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

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

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

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

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

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.