ngai

British  

/ əŋˈɡɑːiː /

prefix

1. clan or tribe: used before the names of certain Māori tribes

   Ngai Tahu

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Etymology

Origin of ngai

Māori

Example Sentences

"It's truly touching," said Stone Ngai, 38, one of the organisers of an impromptu aid station.

From Barron's

The government said the most severe impacts had been observed in five provinces - Quang Ngai, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa, and Lam Dong - clustered in south and south-central Vietnam.

From BBC

Ngai is the Yautja word for ‘no,’ so nga occurs in any word that has a negative element in it, like “nobody.”

From Los Angeles Times

One U.S. labor official, according to Ngai, reported that 88 deportees died of heat exhaustion or sunstroke in July of 1955 after being dropped off in the border city of Mexicali in 112°F July heat.

From Salon

But in her closing arguments on Monday, the prosecuting assistant US attorney Genny Ngai said Chang had personally "signed all of the loan guarantees... and he was critical to the loans being approved".

From BBC