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