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