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