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