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