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