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