Māori Grammar

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

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

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

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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

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

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

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

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

Nō Te Tai Tokerau ia.
S/he's from the Northland region.

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

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

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Nō Te Whanganui-a-Tara tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Wellington.

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

Nō Te Waipounamu tōku whaea.
My mother is from the South Island.

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

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Nō Whakatamacr;ne tō hoa?
Is your friend from Whakatamacr;ne?

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

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

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

Nō Te Tai Tonga au.
I am from Southland.

Nō Waikanae toku pāpā.
My dad's from Waikanae.

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

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Nō Ōtautahi a ia, nō Ahuriri au.
He came from Christhurch, and I came from Napier.

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

Nō Heretaunga toku whaea.
My mum's from Hastings.

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

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

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

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

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

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

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

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Nō hea a Amaru?
Where is Amaru from?

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

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