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