ngati

/ ˈnɑːtiː /

noun

1. (occurring as part of the name of a tribe) tribe or clan

Word History and Origins

Origin of ngati¹

Māori

Example Sentences

Ka Mate was composed around 1820 by chief Te Rauparaha of the Ngati Toa tribe.

From Seattle Times

Monique Maihi-Pihema, a descendant of the Ngati Whatua Orakei tribe that has the historical rights over Eden Park, where the opening match between New Zealand and Norway took place, sang a traditional calling to welcome the Australians.

From Seattle Times

"Because climate events have gotten more and more intense, it's at a point of our communities will either get wiped out through more storms or have to choose to leave their homelands," Renee Raroa, a Ngati Porou Māori representative from Mana Taiao Tairāwhiti in eastern New Zealand, said.

From Salon

And Francois Tumahai, a spokesman for Ngati Waewae, the local hapu or subtribe, told the New Zealand news outlet Stuff that it had not authorized the people to take the fossil.

From New York Times

The settlement took years to achieve in part because of legal challenges from the Maori tribe Ngati Mutunga, whose leadership continues to claim exclusive authority over Chatham Island and fears that amends to Moriori could affect its own settlement.

From New York Times