Tokomaha ngā tāngata o tērā
iwi.
There are a lot of people in that
tribe.
Ko Kai Tahu te
iwi.
Kai Tahu is the
tribe.
Ko Ngāti Hāmoa te
iwi.
I am Samoan. (Literally, Ngāti Hāmoa is the tribe.)
- this is an example of an equative sentence
Ko Ngāti Kahungunu tōku
iwi.
Ngāti Kahungunu is my
tribe.
- this is an example of an equative sentence