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