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