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