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uri - descendant, offspring

Kei hea ngā uri o Te Rangihiroa? Kāore ōna uri.
Where are the descendants of Te Rangihiroa? He had none.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

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

Kātahi anō ka uri ki a koutou, ki a koutou e ngā tauhira. Tēnei he mihi whakatau. Nau mai, piki mai, kake mai ki tātou kaupapa o te pōkaitahi reo.
Now I turn to you, to you the esteemed ones. This is a welcoming greeting. Welcome, come forward, step up into our shared kaupapa of unity in language.

He uri a ia Apirana Ngata.
He is a descendant of Apirana Ngata.

Ka whakatika tētahi anō o ngā uri ariki, ka hei kaituki te waka .
Another young chief arose and stood as chanter for that canoe.

Keo tōu kāinga pea te ngahau te tini o te uri ariki.
Perhaps at your home the young chiefs dance.

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