Māori Grammar

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

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 Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

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

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

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

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

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

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

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

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

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

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Nō Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa au.
I am from Gisborne.

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

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Nō Kāpiti tōku māmā.
My mum's from Kāpiti.

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

Nō Whakatamacr;ne tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Whakatamacr;ne.

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

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

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

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

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

Nō Tāmaki-makau-rau tōku whaea.
My mother is from Auckland.

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

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

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

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

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

Nō Waikanae toku whaea.
My mum's from Waikanae.

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

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

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

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

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

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

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 Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō hea a Ari?
Where is Ari from?

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

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

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

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

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

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Nō Heretaunga ia.
S/he's from Hastings.

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

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

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Nō whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas 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 hea koe?
Where are you from?

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

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

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

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

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

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

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

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

Nō Kirikiriroa tō hoa?
Is your friend from Hamilton?

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

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

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

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

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