Tena tatou! This week we look at the kupu 'no'. Hopefully it makes sense, and it can be of assistance to you all in growing your reo maori understanding.
Below are the resources I cite.
Nō te taenga mai o te Pākehā, ka ngaro haere taua tikanga. (Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 123-124; Te Māhuri 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 - Te Wiremu pg. 222
No te ahiahi ano ka haere a Whakatau. - Te Wiremu pg. 222.
He haerenga tahitanga no te tahae ki waho i te po, i te wa hoki i haere ai a Hotunui ki waho - Nga Mahi A Nga Tupuna pg. 134
No te ohonga ake o Mita raua ko Miha Tuhiri, i te Turei kapuapua, e timata nei ta tatou pakiwaitara. - Hare Pota me te Whatu Manapou. pg.10
Below is the breakdown of the kupu 'No' from He Patakakupu
E tohu ana i te wā i mahia ai tētahi mahi, i pā ai rānei tētahi āhuatanga. Nō te 5 karaka i mutu ai te hui. Nō te rua tau rawa i muri mai ka houhia te rongo. Nō te taenga mai ki Aotearoa nei, ka moemoe i ngā wāhine o ngā iwi i konei. (HP 10) Ā, nō ka whakatata mai ki te kuia raka, ka whakataukī atu te rūruhi rā ki a Te Huhuti. (Wh 3, 2)
E tohu ana i te hanga ko ia te pūtakenga o tētahi āhuatanga i pā, kua pā rānei. Nō te katanga a tīwaiwaka i a Māui-tikitiki-a-Taranga i kūtia ai e Hinenuitepō, ā mate ana.. (W 222) Nō te ua nui o ngā whenua i te taha ki te tonga, arā, i Nūpia, i waipuke ai te Naire. (Ha 3, 3) He roa hoki nō te ua i tāpokopoko ai. (Ha 1, 11) Kua wheke a Tame, he katakata nō tana hoa ki a ia.