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