Te Reo Maori Literary Award
He Pâtaka Kupu: te kai a te rangatira is a taonga - a Mâori-only language resource, compiled out of seven years' research by the Mâori Language Commission. Containing over 22,000 entries, it is a comprehensive and authoritative dictionary of the Mâori language, for proficient Mâori speakers.
For each entry, the dictionary gives the âtua category, parts of speech, definitions, examples of the word used in context, and an etymology of the word, drawing on a wide corpus of written material in te reo
Awards
Winner of Montana New Zealand Book Awards: Maori Language Award 2009.