Ngāti - tribal name prefix (as in: Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu)
porou - eager, energetic
Porou, a. Eager, energetic. ‖ korou.
Williams Dictionary
Ko Koa taku pāpā. Nō Ngāti Porou ia.Koa is my dad. He's from Ngāti Porou.Belonging to a place - nō
Nō Ngāti Porou a Mere.Mere is from Ngāti Porou.Belonging to a place - nō
Kei roto taua kāinga i a Ngāti Porou.That place is Ngāti Porou territory.In, on, by, under... - kei runga...
Ehara a Mere nō Ngāti Porou.Mere is not from Ngāti Porou.Negating nāku possessives - Ehara i...
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 Ngāti Porou.
