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