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