Māori Grammar

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

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

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

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

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

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

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

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

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

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Nō Waikanae au.
I am from Waikanae.

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

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

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

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

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

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

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Nō Te Tai Tokerau tōku whaea.
My mother is from the Northland region.

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

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

Nō hea a Kauri?
Where is Kauri from?

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

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

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

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

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

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Nō Kirikiriroa ia.
S/he's from Hamilton.

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

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

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

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

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

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

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

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

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

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

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

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

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Nō Te Tai Tonga tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Southland.

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

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

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

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

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

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

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

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

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

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

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

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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

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

Nō Kawatiri toku pāpā.
My dad's from Westport.

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

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

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

Nō Whakatū a ia, nō Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa au.
He came from Nelson, and I came from Gisborne.

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

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

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

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.