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