1. (personal noun) Prefix for a tribal group, now written as a separate word, e.g. Ngāti Maniapoto.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 43;)
Ko Ngāti Te Kanawa he hapū nō Ngāti Maniapoto; arā ko ngā uri o Te Kanawa (M 2004:304). / Ngāti Te Kanawa is a sub-tribe of Ngāti Maniapoto; and they are the descendants of Te Kanawa.
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