Māori Grammar

Belonging to a place - nō

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Belonging to a reason

nā / nō

Ko Pani mā ngā kaiwhakahaere. Nō Te Kaha aua tāngata.
Pani and the others are the organisers. Those people are from Te Kaha.

Nō hea te ope?
Where is the travelling party from?

Nō Ngāti Kahungunu tōku hoa.
My friend is from Ngāti Kahungunu.

Nō Rarotonga ōna tūpuna.
Her ancestors are from Rarotonga.

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?

Nō Ahuriri toku whaea.
My mum's from Napier.

Nō Te Whanganui-a-Tara a ia, nō Rakiura au.
He came from Wellington, and I came from Stewart Island.

Nō hea koe?
Where are you from?

Nō te māra ēnei taewa.
These potatoes come from the garden.

Nō te toa hokorua ngā hū.
The shoes come from the second hand shop.

Nō hea ō rare?
Where are your lollies from?

Nō Waikato ahau.
I'm from Waikato.

Nō whea ō hū?
Where did you get your shoes from?

Nō Tūhoe tōku kuia.
My grandmother is from Tūhoe.

Nō whea tēnā tēpu?
Where did you get that table from?

Nō Te Tai Tokerau tōku māmā.
My mum's from the Northland region.

Nō Te Tai Tokerau tōku pāpa.
My Dad's from the Northland region.

Nō Waikanae toku pāpā.
My dad's from Waikanae.

Nō hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?

Nō Te Tai Rāwhiti hoki ahau.
I'm also from the East Coast.

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku whaea.
My mother is from Hamilton.

Ehara a Ataahua nō Whanganui.
Ataahua is not from Whanganui.

Nō Amerika ahau.
I'm from America.

Nō hea a Manu?
Where is Manu from?

Ko Niko taku pāpā. Nō Ngāti Porou ia.
Niko is my dad. He's from Ngāti Porou.

Nō Kāpiti ahau.
I am from Kapiti.

Nō te Tairāwhiti rātou.
They are from the east coast.

Nō Aotearoa koe?
Are you from NZ?

Nō Raratonga a ia, nō Takapuna au.
He is from Raratonga, and I am from Takapuna.

Nō hea tērā ākonga?
Where is that student from?

Nō te hokomaha.
From the supermarket.

Nō hea ia?
Where is she from?

Nō Amerika tō māmā?
Is your mother from America?

Nō whea ōu hū?
Where did you get your shoes from?

Nō hea tō whaea?
Where is your mum from?

Nō hea tana pāpā?
Where's his dad from?

Nō Te Tai Rāwhiti tōku pāpā.
My Dad's from the Eastland region.

Nō Taranaki rāua.
They are from Taranaki.

Nō Tāmaki-makau-rau au.
I am from Auckland.

Nō whea ēnei taewa?
Where do these potatoes comes from?

Nō hea tērā koroua?
Where's that elder from?

Nō hea tō whānau?
Where is you family from?

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō konei au.
I am from here.

Nō whea ēnei maika?
Where do these bananas come from?

Nō Te Tai Tokerau tōku pāpā.
My dad is from the Northland region.

Nō Waikato tōna whaea.
His/Her mother is from Waikato.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which iwi are you from?

Nō whea tō waka hou?
Where did you get your new car from?

Nō Kirikiriroa tōku hoa.
My friend is from Hamilton.

Nō Ingarangi a Rangi.
Rangi is from England.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.

Nō Whakatamacr;ne tō hoa?
Is your friend from Whakatamacr;ne?

Nō Te Tai Tonga ia.
S/he's from Southland.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
The're from Ngāpuhi.

Nō Te Waipounamu tōku pāpā.
My dad's from the South Island.

Ehara au nō Tāmaki Makaurau.
I'm not from Auckland.

Nō Kotirangi nō Ingarangi hoki ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland and England.

Nō Kotirangi nō Ingarangi hoki ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland and England.

Nō hea ō tūpuna?
Where are your ancestors from?

Nō Kotirangi ōku tūpuna.
My ancestors are from Scotland.

Nō Tauranga a Rangi.
Rangi is from Tauranga.

Nō Ahitereiria au.
I am from Australia.

Nō hea tō pāpā?
Where's your dad from?

Nō Ngāti Raukawa tōku pāpā.
My father is from Ngāti Raukawa.

Nō Te-Tai-Tonga tōku māmā.
My mum's from the Southland region.

Nō tēhea rohe koe?
Which region are you from?

Nō whea ngā hū?
Where are the shoes from?

Nō te rohe o Te Arawa a Hemi.
Hemi is from the Te Arawa region.

Nō hea koe e hoa?
Where are you from mate?

Nō Ahitereiria tōku pāpā.
My dad's from Australia.

Nō Ahitereiria tōku māmā.
My mum's from Australia.

Nō Ngāpuhi rāua.
They are from Ngāpuhi.

Ko tēnei he reta nō Ingarangi mai.
This is a letter from England.

Nō tēhea iwi koe?
Which ethnicity are you from?

Nō tēhea tāone koe?
Which town are you from?

Nō hea ō mātua?
Where are your parents from?

Nō Ōtautahi a Hemi.
Hemi is from Christchurch.

Nō Ahitereiria tēnei reta.
This letter is from Australia.

Nō Te Tai Tokerau au.
I am from the Northland region.

Nō Whanganui a Tamāhua.
Tamāhua was from Whananui.

Nō te toa hokorua.
From the second-hand shop.

Nō whea tēnei reta?
Where is this letter from?

Nō te toa ēnei maika.
These bananas from from the shop.

Ko Mary taku whaea. Nō Ahitereiria ia.
Mary's my mum. She's from Australia.

Nō hea tēnei wātakirihi?
Where is this watercress from?

Nō hea tō hoa?
Where is your friend from?