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