ngati

/ (ˈnɑːtiː) /

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noun plural ngati

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

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Word Origin for ngati

Māori

Words nearby ngati

ngaio, Ngaliema, Ngaliema Mountain, Ngami, ngarara, ngati, NGC, NGF, NGk, NGL, NGNP

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How to use ngati in a sentence

It was a leave-taking of his favourite warrior; for the Ngati Kuri were fated to die to a man on the next land they trod.
Old New Zealand:|'A Pakeha Maori' [Frederick Edwa [Maning]
One man only was, at the defeat of the Ngati Kuri, on Motiti, rescued to tell the tale.
Old New Zealand:|'A Pakeha Maori' [Frederick Edwa [Maning]
This was precisely what the Ngati-Toa chief had hoped for and calculated upon.
An Old New Zealander|T. Lindsay Buick
Sixty of the Ngati-Raukawa had fallen, but only sixteen of the defenders.
An Old New Zealander|T. Lindsay Buick

He carried his own people with him, while Hadfield soothed the Ngati-Raukawa into neutrality.
An Old New Zealander|T. Lindsay Buick