nō
1. (particle) of, belonging to, from - indicates achieved possession. Used when the possessor did not, or does not, have control of the relationship or was/is subordinate, passive or inferior to what was/is possessed.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 2-3, 54-56, 140-141; Te Kākano Study Guide (Ed. 1): 27; Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 22-23;)
Nō Te Whakatōhea ēnei whenua. / This land belongs to the Whakatōhea kinship group.
2. (particle) at, in, on - used for time comments in the past.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 85; Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 80;)
Nō te tau 1769 a Kāpene Kuki i tae mai ai ki konei. / Captain Cook arrived here in 1769.
3. (particle) on account of, owing to, it was because.
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 123-124; Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 178-179;)
Nō te katanga a tīwaiwaka i a Māui-tikitiki-a-Taranga i kūtia ai e Hine-nui-te-pō, ā, mate ana. / It was because the fantail laughed that Māui was killed by Hine-nui-te-pō when she drew her legs together.
4. (particle) at the time that, from the time that, until, when.
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 123-124; Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 178-179;)
Nō te taenga mai o te Pākehā, ka ngaro haere taua tikanga. / From the time that the Pākehā arrived here that custom began to be lost.
