Māori Grammar
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Nō can be used to tallk about belonging to a place, or where someone comes from. It is a possessive and means "I belong to..."
Nō hea koe? is used to ask a person "where are you from?" but could also be translated as "Where do ytou belong?" or "What is your place of origin?’"
Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?
Nō Ahuriri is.
She is from Napier.
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 te toa ēnei maika.
These bananas from from the shop.Nō Ngāti Kahungunu tōku hoa.
My friend is from Ngāti Kahungunu.Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.Nō whea ō hū?
Where did you get your shoes from?Nō Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?Ehara au nō Tāmaki Makaurau.
I'm not from Auckland.Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.Nō Kotirangi nō Ingarangi hoki ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland and England.Nō te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?Ko tēnei he reta nō Ingarangi mai.
This is a letter from England.Nō te toa hokorua ngā hū.
The shoes come from the second hand shop.Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?Nō hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?Nō Te Waipounamu ia.
S/he's from the South Island.Nō Kotirangi nō Ingarangi hoki ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland and England.Nō Waikanae tōku māmā.
My mum's from Waikanae.Nō hea a Pāora?
Where is Pāora from?Nō Te Tai Hauāuru toku whaea.
My mum's from the Westland region.Nō Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.Nō Te Tai Rāwhiti tōku pāpā.
My Dad's from the Eastland region.Nō hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?Nō whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.Nō Waikato tōna whaea.
His/Her mother is from Waikato.Nō Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa tōku whaea.
My mother is from Gisborne.Nō Te Tai Tokerau tōku pāpa.
My Dad's from the Northland region.Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?Nō whea tēnā tēpu?
Where did you get that table from?Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?Nō Whakatamacr;ne au.
I am from Whakatamacr;ne.Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.Nō hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.Nō whea tō waka hou?
Where did you get your new car from?Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.Nō Te Tai Tokerau au.
I am from the Northland region.Nō Kāpiti tō hoa?
Is your friend from Kāpiti?Nō Te Tai Rāwhiti hoki ahau.
I'm also from the East Coast.Ko Mary taku whaea. Nō Ahitereiria ia.
Mary's my mum. She's from Australia.Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?Ko Pāora taku pāpā. Nō Ngāti Porou ia.
Pāora is my dad. He's from Ngāti Porou.Nō Kawatiri toku pāpā.
My dad's from Westport.Nō Raratonga a ia, nō Takapuna au.
He is from Raratonga, and I am from Takapuna.Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?Nō hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.Nō Te Tai Tokerau tōku pāpā.
My dad is from the Northland region.Nō Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.Nō Ngāti Raukawa tōku pāpā.
My father is from Ngāti Raukawa.Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.Ehara a Niko nō Whanganui.
Niko is not from Whanganui.Nō te rohe o Te Arawa a Hemi.
Hemi is from the Te Arawa region.Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.Nō Kirikiriroa a ia, nō Ahuriri au.
He came from Hamilton, and I came from Napier.Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?Nō whea ōu hū?
Where did you get your shoes from?Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.Nō hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?Nō te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.Nō Te Tai Tokerau tōku pāpā.
My dad's from the Northland region.Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?Nō te māra ēnei taewa.
These potatoes come from the garden.Nō Te-Tai-Tonga tōku māmā.
My mum's from the Southland region.