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.
Nō hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.Nō te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.Nō Te Tai Rāwhiti hoki ahau.
I'm also from the East Coast.Nō hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?Ko Mary taku whaea. Nō Ahitereiria ia.
Mary's my mum. She's from Australia.Nō hea a Aroha?
Where is Aroha from?Nō Kāpiti a ia, nō Whakatū au.
He came from Kāpiti, and I came from Nelson.Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.Nō Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.Nō whea ōu hū?
Where did you get your shoes from?Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?Nō Heretaunga toku whaea.
My mum's from Hastings.Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?Nō te rohe o Te Arawa a Hemi.
Hemi is from the Te Arawa region.Ko tēnei he reta nō Ingarangi mai.
This is a letter from England.Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.Nō te toa ēnei maika.
These bananas from from the shop.Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?Ko Hēmi taku pāpā. Nō Ngāti Porou ia.
Hēmi is my dad. He's from Ngāti Porou.Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?Nō Raratonga a ia, nō Takapuna au.
He is from Raratonga, and I am from Takapuna.Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?Nō whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?Nō whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?Nō Te Tai Tokerau tōku pāpā.
My dad is from the Northland region.Nō whea tō waka hou?
Where did you get your new car from?Nō Te Tai Hauāuru tōku pāpā.
My dad's from the Westland region.Nō hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?Nō Te Tai Tokerau tōku pāpa.
My Dad's from the Northland region.Nō whea ō hū?
Where did you get your shoes from?Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?Nō Te-Tai-Tonga tōku māmā.
My mum's from the Southland region.Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.Nō Kotirangi nō Ingarangi hoki ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland and England.Nō Ahuriri ia.
S/he's from Napier.Ehara a Pāora nō Whanganui.
Pāora is not from Whanganui.Nō Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.Nō Ngāti Kahungunu tōku hoa.
My friend is from Ngāti Kahungunu.Nō te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.Nō Tāmaki-makau-rau toku pāpā.
My dad's from Auckland.Nō Te Waipounamu au.
I am from the South Island.Nō Ngāti Raukawa tōku pāpā.
My father is from Ngāti Raukawa.Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.Ko Pani mā ngā kaiwhakahaere. Nō Te Kaha aua tāngata.
Pani and the others are the organisers. Those people are from Te Kaha.Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.Nō Te Tai Rāwhiti tōku pāpā.
My Dad's from the Eastland region.Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.Nō whea tēnā tēpu?
Where did you get that table from?Nō Waikato tōna whaea.
His/Her mother is from Waikato.Nō hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?Nō Te Tai Tokerau tōku māmā.
My mum's from the Northland region.Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?Nō hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?Nō Te Tai Tokerau au.
I am from the Northland region.Nō te māra ēnei taewa.
These potatoes come from the garden.Nō te toa hokorua ngā hū.
The shoes come from the second hand shop.Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?Nō Poneke tō hoa?
Is your friend from Wellington?Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.Nō Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.Nō Kotirangi nō Ingarangi hoki ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland and England.Ehara au nō Tāmaki Makaurau.
I'm not from Auckland.