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