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