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