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