English Maori Maori English Dictionary

An excellent tool for students of New Zealand's Maori language, this pocket guide contains more than 4,000 entries in both its English and Maori sections. With a useful pronunciation guide and helpful information on parts of speech, it will be of relevance to linguists, anthropologists, researchers, and academics interested in Pacific Oceanic cultures and history.

This dictionary and index comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Maori language. It has a broader scope than traditional dictionaries, so as well as the words one would usually expect in a dictionary, it also includes; encyclopaedic entries designed to provide key information, explanations of key concepts central to Maori culture, comprehensive explanations for grammatical items, with examples of usage, idioms and colloquialisms with their meanings and examples.

Contains over 15,000 headwords, and includes all Maori words contained in previous dictionaries; Maori borrowings from English are added.

Compiled by a renowned linguist and expert in New Zealand's Maori language, this dictionary was designed as a comprehensive finder list. Incorporating words from leading dictionaries from the colonial periods as well as contemporary Maori words, this handy introduction to the language includes more than 15,000 headwords—each of which may have several Maori equivalents. First published in 1981, this updated edition offers an authoritative snapshot into an indigenous culture.

"Fourth edition of Māori-English, English-Māori dictionary"--BIM.

"Specimen of an uncompleted dictionary"--BIM.

The first major dictionary to be written by Maori for the study of te reo Maori. The format is simple providing headwords in English and Maori with sentences illustrating usage. Commentary and grammatical material have been kept to a minimum; a simply set out guide illustrates how to use the dictionary.

Learn about the Maori language and culture with this unique lexicon, compiled by the renowned missionary William Colenso. Featuring specimens of both Maori-English and English-Maori dictionaries, this book is an invaluable resource for scholars and enthusiasts alike. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.