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
Ka pōwhiritia te manuhiri e te tangata whenua.The visitors will be welcomed by the local people.Passive sentences - tikina...
Ka mihia mātou e te tangata whenua.We were greeted by the home people.Passive sentences - tikina...
Ka karanga atu te rōpū whakaeke ki ngā tangata whenua.The group ascending onto the marae calls back to the people of the land/marae.Ka used to indicate the past - ka
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.
Ka haere tahi ati anō i a rātou ētahi o te tangata whenua.Some of the local people accompanied them.
I hongi ngā manuhiri me ngā tāngata whenua.The manuhiri pressed noses with the people of the marae.
