tangata whenua - people of the land, home crowd
Ka manaaki te tangata whenua i ngā manuhiri.The people of the land/marae will care for the visitors.Simple sentences: future tense - ka
Nō te marama o Paenga-whāwhā i hui ai ngā tāngata whenua o te ao.In April, indigenous people from round the world gathered.Belonging to the past - nō
Ko to iwi Māori ngā tāngata whenua o Aotearoa.The Māori people are the tāngata whenua of Aotearoa.Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Kei te taha o te tangata whenua au i tēnei wā.I'm on the side of the people of the marae this time.