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