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