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