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