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