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