Māori Grammar

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

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

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

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

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

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

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

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

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

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

Nō hea a Rangi?
Where is Rangi from?

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

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

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

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

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

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

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

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

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

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

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

Nō Tāmaki-makau-rau toku pāpā.
My dad's from Auckland.

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

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

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

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

Nō Taranaki tōku whaea.
My mother is from Taranaki.

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nō Te Tai Rāwhiti toku whaea.
My mum's from the Eastland region.

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Nō Ōtautahi ia.
S/he's from Christhurch.

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō whea ōu hū?
Where did you get your shoes 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 whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

Nō Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa tō hoa?
Is your friend from Gisborne?

Nō Rakiura tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Stewart Island.

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

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

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

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

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

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

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

Nō Ahuriri tōku māmā.
My mum's from Napier.

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

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?