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