Māori Grammar

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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 Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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 Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

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

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

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

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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

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

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

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

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

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

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

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

Nō Te Tai Rāwhiti tōku whaea.
My mother is from the Eastland region.

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

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

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

Nō Te Tai Hauāuru tō hoa?
Is your friend from the Westland region?

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

Nō hea a Hēmi?
Where is Hēmi from?

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

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

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

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

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

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

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

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

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

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

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Hamilton.

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

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Nō Whakatū toku whaea.
My mum's from Nelson.

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

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

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Nō hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come 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 toku pāpā.
My dad's from Kāpiti.

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

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

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

Nō Tāmaki-makau-rau au.
I am from Auckland.

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

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

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

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

Nō Te Waipounamu tōku māmā.
My mum's from the South Island.

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

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

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

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

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.