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ngāi - prefix meaning tribe or clan (e.g., Ngāi Tahu)

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

Nō whea e mutu te whawhai a ngāi tāua, te tangata.
Humankind will never stop fighting.
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea

Kīhai i tāria a ngāi whiore mā.
The ones lagging behind weren't waited for.
Be waited for - tāria

Ko Aorangi te tino maunga o Ngāi Tahu.
Aorangi is the foremost mountain of Ngāi Tahu.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

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