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