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  • Pronouns: 

    These are words used instead of a name.

    au or ahau                me, myself, I

    koe                            you

    ia                               he/she


    Asking where someone is from?

    “Nō hea?” is used to ask someone where they are from originally or where their ancestors come from. 

    It does not mean where you are living now.

    Nō hea koe? Where do you come from?

    Nō Haina ahau I am from China (my ancestors are from China)


    To ask where someone else comes from we use:

    Nō hea ia? Where does she come from?

    Nō Ahitereiria ia She comes from Australia