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