Māori Grammar

Belonging to a place - nō

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Belonging to a reason

nā / nō

Nō Te Tai Rāwhiti hoki ahau.
I'm also from the East Coast.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?

Nō Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

Nō te māra ēnei taewa.
These potatoes come from the garden.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Te Tai Rāwhiti tōku whaea.
My mother is from the Eastland region.

Nō Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa a ia, nō Te Tai Hauāuru au.
He came from Gisborne, and I came from the Westland region.

Nō hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

Nō Ōtautahi tōku māmā.
My mum's from Christhurch.

Nō Te Tai Rāwhiti tōku pāpā.
My Dad's from the Eastland region.

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Nō Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Nō Te Whanganui-a-Tara tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Wellington.

Nō hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

Ehara a Manu nō Whanganui.
Manu is not from Whanganui.

Nō whea ō hū?
Where did you get your shoes from?

Nō whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

Nō Ngāti Raukawa tōku pāpā.
My father is from Ngāti Raukawa.

Nō Whakatamacr;ne ia.
S/he's from Whakatamacr;ne.

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family 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 te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

Nō Waikato tōna whaea.
His/Her mother is from Waikato.

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Nō Poneke au.
I am from Wellington.

Ehara au nō Tāmaki Makaurau.
I'm not from Auckland.

Nō Te Tai Tonga toku whaea.
My mum's from Southland.

Nō Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

Nō hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

Nō Kotirangi nō Ingarangi hoki ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland and England.

Nō te rohe o Te Arawa a Hemi.
Hemi is from the Te Arawa region.

Nō Te-Tai-Tonga tōku māmā.
My mum's from the Southland region.

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Nō te toa hokorua ngā hū.
The shoes come from the second hand shop.

Nō Te Tai Tokerau au.
I am from the Northland region.

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Nō hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

Ko Mary taku whaea. Nō Ahitereiria ia.
Mary's my mum. She's from Australia.

Nō whea ōu hū?
Where did you get your shoes from?

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Nō te toa ēnei maika.
These bananas from from the shop.

Nō Kawatiri toku pāpā.
My dad's from Westport.

Nō whea tēnā tēpu?
Where did you get that table from?

Nō whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

Ko Pani mā ngā kaiwhakahaere. Nō Te Kaha aua tāngata.
Pani and the others are the organisers. Those people are from Te Kaha.

Nō Ngāti Kahungunu tōku hoa.
My friend is from Ngāti Kahungunu.

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Nō whea tō waka hou?
Where did you get your new car from?

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Nō hea tō pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

Nō hea a Hera?
Where is Hera from?

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Nō Raratonga a ia, nō Takapuna au.
He is from Raratonga, and I am from Takapuna.

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Nō Kirikiriroa tō hoa?
Is your friend from Hamilton?

Nō Te Tai Tokerau tōku pāpa.
My Dad's from the Northland region.

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Nō Kotirangi nō Ingarangi hoki ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland and England.

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Ko tēnei he reta nō Ingarangi mai.
This is a letter from England.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Ko Tawa taku pāpā. Nō Ngāti Porou ia.
Tawa is my dad. He's from Ngāti Porou.