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