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

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.

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One man only was, at the defeat of the Ngati Kuri, on Motiti, rescued to tell the tale.

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This was precisely what the Ngati-Toa chief had hoped for and calculated upon.

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Sixty of the Ngati-Raukawa had fallen, but only sixteen of the defenders.

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He carried his own people with him, while Hadfield soothed the Ngati-Raukawa into neutrality.

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