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