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

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

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

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

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

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

Kei roto taua kāinga i a Ngāti Porou.
That place is Ngāti Porou territory.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

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

Ngāti Awa a Nikau.
Nikau 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

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

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

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

Ko Ngāti Raukawa te iwi
Ngāti Raukawa is the tribe

Ko Ngāti Hāmoa te iwi.
I am Samoan.

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.

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

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