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