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9780790003252

Teach Yourself Maori (3rd edition 1994) order quantity
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NZ$ 22.00 each
Paperback
Author: K.T. Harawira (revised Timoti Karetu)
Published by: Reed Publishing (NZ) Ltd
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This edition is out of print.

This thorough guide to the Maori language is the best introduction available for the general reader. It assumes no prior knowledge and offers a comprehensive course of lessons and exercises, together with pronunciation advice and an extensive vocabulary, for successful study.
Paperback 142pp h183mm x w120mm

First published 1950; this 3rd edition 1994.

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9780790007779

Reed Concise Maori Dictionary/Te Papakupu Rapopoto a Reed : Maori-English/English-Maori (6th revised ed, 2001) order quantity
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NZ$ 22.00 each
Paperback
Author: A W Reed (revised Timoti Karetu & Ross Calman)
Published by: Reed Publishing (NZ) Ltd
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This dictionary has been revised and updated numerous times since its inaugural print run in 1948, giving testimony to its reliability as a reference guide to Maori words in use every daythe pronounciation. It includes a guide to the pronounciation of Maori and lists of useful vocabulary.

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9781869691790

Tirohia Kimihia : A Maori Learner Dictionary order quantity
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NZ$ 25.00 each
Paperback
Author: Ministry of Education
Published by: Huia Publishers
In Stock: 2
A long-awaited dictionary with headwords, definitions, synonyms, and passives wholly in te reo Maori, Tirohia Kimihia will be welcomed by both fluent speakers and learners of te reo Maori. Teachers can use it to support literacy and language development for students aged 8-12 years. Students can use it to enrich their vocabulary, develop their dictionary and research skills, check spellings and meanings of words, or simply take pleasure in exploring words in te reo Maori.

Ko Tirohia Kimihia te papakupu tuatahi kua tuhia ki te reo Maori anake ma nga tamariki. He papakupu tenei ma nga akonga e 8-12 nga tau te pakeke, kei nga whakaakoranga reo Maori.
Neke atu i te rima tau te pukapuka nei e whakawhanaketia ana, a, e takea mai ana hoki i nga mahi rangahau.
Ahua 3500 nga kupu.

Paperback 304pp h220mm x w150mm 528g
Prizes: Shortlisted for Montana New Zealand Book Awards: Reference & Anthology Category ... more

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9780476006676

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NZ$ 15.00 each
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Author: Nick Theobald & Paaora Walker
Published by: Reed Publishing (NZ) Ltd
In Stock: 1
Instant! Maori is a pocket-sized Maori-English phrase book packed with hundreds of practical and down-to-earth phrases – made easy. Using phonetics, it enables readers to speak correct Maori in seconds. The content includes the short and long version of what to say on a Marae, how to talk to your pets, appropriate phrases to say when at a hangi or in the pub, how to recite The Lord’s Prayer, how to introduce yourself and family in Maori and even verbal exit strategies when you’re surrounded by the Mongrel Mob.Each phrase or word is in three parts: The English, followed by the Maori and then the Instant! phonetics.Example:Will you marry me? Marena Mai koe ki a au?Ma-ren-ah my kway key ah oh?

First published 2004.

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9780864733993

Nga Pepeha a Nga Tupuna : The sayings of the Ancestors order quantity
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NZ$ 65.00 each
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Author: Hirini Moko Mead & Neil Grove
Published by: Victoria University Press
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This unique collection of more than 2,500 pepeha, "sayings of the ancestors, " were gathered and compiled from all over New Zealand over a 20-year period. More than just proverbs, pepeha include charms, witticisms, figures of speech, and boasts, and they are featured in the formal speeches heard every day on the marae and in the oral literature handed down from past generations. The pepeha also provide a rich source of language, using metaphor and an economy of words to show language that enriches the textbook Maori of today.



Prizes: Winner of Montana New Zealand Book Awards: Reference & Anthology Category 2002.


Written in Maori

++ Finalist for the Montana Medal for non-fiction (Reference & Anthology) 2002 ++

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9780478058451

Ngata English-Maori Dictionary order quantity
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NZ$ 40.00 each
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Author: H.M. Ngata
Published by: Learning Media Ltd
In Stock: 1
This dictionary is the most extensive English to Maori dictionary yet published, offering over 14,500 headwords. It is the first major dictionary to be written by Maori for the study of te reo Maori, and is accessible to students at a basic level, as well as those with an advanced knowledge of the Maori language.

 
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