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Ngāti - tribal name prefix (as in: Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu)

Ngāti, tribal prefix. ‖ ngai, ati.

Williams Dictionary

Ko Ngāti Hāmua tōku hapū.
Ngāti Hāmua is my sub-tribe.
Identity sentences - ko...

Ko Manu taku pāpā. Nō Ngāti Porou ia.
Manu is my dad. He's from Ngāti Porou.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Ngāti Toa koe?
Are you from Ngāti Toa?
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Ngāti Raukawa tōku pāpā.
My father is from Ngāti Raukawa.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Ngāti Porou a Mere.
Mere is from Ngāti Porou.
Belonging to a place - nō

Nō Ngāti Kahungunu tōku hoa.
My friend is from Ngāti Kahungunu.
Belonging to a place - nō

Kei roto i a Ngāti Tahu.
Among Ngāi Tahu.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

I pōwhitritia mātou e Ngāti Toa.
We were welcomed by Ngāti Toa.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Nō Ngāti Awa a Tame.
Tame belongs to Ngāti Awa.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

No Ngāti Whātua ia.
She belongs to Ngāti Whātua.
Established possession - nāku, nōku...

Ko Ngāti Hāmuti Wera to ingoa o tērā iwi.
The name of that tribe is Ngāti Hāmuti Wera.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

Ehara koe nō Ngāti Toa?
Are you not from Ngāti Toa?
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara tōku pāpā nō Ngāti Raukawa.
My father is not from Ngāti Raukawa.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara a Mere nō Ngāti Porou.
Mere is not from Ngāti Porou.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

Ehara tōku hoa nō Ngāti Kahungunu.
My friend is not from Ngāti Kahungunu.
Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...

No Ngāti Kahngunu tēnei waiata.
This song belongs to Ngāti Kahungunu.
Words that can be 'a' or 'o' categories - o, a

Na Ngāti Kahngunu tēnei waiata.
This song is sing by Ngāti Kahungunu.
Words that can be 'a' or 'o' categories - o, a

Ko ia te tipuna o Ngāti Porou.
He is the ancestor of Ngāti Porou.

Koia te tipuna o Ngāti Porou!
That’s the ancestor of ātiorou!

Nā, i tū ai Ngāti Kahu i runga i wēnei takiwā ..
And so Ngāti Kahu remained in this area ..

He uri au nō Ngāti Raukawa.
I'm a descendant of Ngāti Raukawa.

Ki ngā marae o Ngāti Kahungunu, o Ngāti Porou ka whakaaetia te wahine, nō te mea he rite tonu te mana o te wahine ki tō te tāne (Pōtatau 1991:77)
On Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāti Porou marae, women are allowed (to stand to speak), because the mana of women is the same as that of men

Heoi anō kāore ngā tungāne o Puhiwahine i pai ki te whaiāipotanga o te wahine nei ki tana whanaunga, nā reira ka tikina mai e rātau tō rātau tuahine, ka whakahokia ki roto o Ngāti Tuwharetoa.
Well Puhiwahine’s brothers did not approve of this woman's affair with her relative, so they fetched their sister, and returned her to ātiuwharetoa.

Ko Ngāti Hāmuti Wera te ingoa o tērā iwi.
The name of that tribe was Ngāti Hāmuti Wera.

Ko Ngāti Hāmoa te iwi.
I am Samoan. (Literally, Ngāti Hāmoa is the tribe.).

Ko Ngāti Kahungunu tōku iwi.
Ngāti Kahungunu is my tribe.

He uri nō Ngāti Maniapoto, Rereahu, Te Rarawa ki tōku pāpā taha; ko tōku māmā taha nō Tūhoe, nō Te Whānau-ā-Apanui hoki.
I am a descendant of Ngāti Maniapoto, Rereahu, and Te Rarawa on my father’s side; and on my mother’s side, I am from Tūhoe and also Te Whānau-ā-Apanui.

Ko Ngāti Raukawa te iwi
Ngāti Raukawa is the tribe

Hei āwhea rā te tae mai ai kia hohoro ai te patu iho i ēnei, i a Ngāti Raukawa?
When will they arrive so that we may speedily destroy these Ngāti Raukawa?

Kātahi au, a Ngāti Whātua, ka rapu utu mō Taureka tā.te.mea he kōhuru.
So I, Ngāti Whātua, sought revenge for Taureka because it was murder.

Ā, hei āwhea rā te tae mai ai kia hohoro ai te patu iho i ēnei, i a Ngāti Raukawa?
Ah, and when will they arrive so that we may speedily destroy these Ngāti Raukawa

Ki ngā marae o Ngāti Kahungunu, o Ngāti Porou ka whakaaetia te wahine, nō te mea he rite tonu te mana o te wahine ki tō te tāne.
On Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāti Porou marae, women are allowed to stand to speak, because the mana of women is the same as that of men.

Nō te hinganga o te taniwha nei, ka pakaru a Ngāti Porou ka whati.
When (because) this chief fell, Ngāti Porou broke and fled.

Nā Ngāti Kahungunu tēnei waiata
This song is by Ngāti Kahungunu.

Koia te tipuna o Ngāti Porou.
That's the ancestor of Ngāti Porou.

Kei roto taua kāinga i a Ngāti Porou.
That settlement is in Ngāti Porou territory.

Kei roto taua kāinga i a Ngāti Porou
That place is in Ngāti Porou [territory].

He iwi rongonui a Ngāti Porou
Ngāti Porou is a famous tribe

I toru ngā iwi i uru mai ki roto ki a mātau, ko Tūhourangi, ko Ngāti Rarua, ko Ngāti Awa.
Three other tribes helped us: Tūhourangi, Ngāti Rarua and Ngāti Awa.

Ko taua waka nā Ngāti Pāoa i tārai i 1769.
That canoe was built by Ngāti Pāoa in 1769.

Ko Ngāti Whakaue te hapū.
The subtribe is Ngāti Whakaue.

I tango pea i te ingoa Ngāti Hotu kia ora ai rātou ..
They perhaps took the name Ngāti Hotu so that they would be spared ..

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