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The Raupo Essential Maori Dictionary
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The Raupo Essential Maori Dictionary is an invaluable introductory dictionary for students of te reo Maori. It features clear, easy-to-follow Maori-English and English-Maori sections, with the Maori and English alphabets at the top of each page. This dictionary includes all the words a learner is likely...
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Description
The Raupo Essential Maori Dictionary is an invaluable introductory dictionary for students of te reo Maori.
It features clear, easy-to-follow Maori-English and English-Maori sections, with the Maori and English alphabets at the top of each page.
This dictionary includes all the words a learner is likely to encounter, featuring contemporary usage and modern terms.
Additionally, there is a section of themed word lists, covering topics such as days of the week, months of the year, numbers, cities of New Zealand, colours, emotions, actions, parts of the body, classroom vocabulary, and terms used on the marae.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780143567905
Publisher: Penguin Group (NZ)
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 July 2012
Country: New Zealand
Imprint: Raupo Publishing (NZ) Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 15.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 144g
Pages: 160
About the Author
Ross Calman (Ngati Toa, Ngati Raukawa-ki-te-tonga, Ngai Tahu) is an author, editor and licensed translator. He is the translator and editor of He Pukapuka Tataku i nga Mahi a Te Rauparaha Nui | A Record of the Life of the Great Te Rauparaha by Tamihana Te Rauparaha, and co-author of Te Tiriti o Waitangi/The Treaty of Waitangi (with Mark Derby and Toby Morris), The Essential Maori Dictionary (with Margaret Sinclair), and He Atua, He Tangata- The World of Maori Mythology (with A. W. Reed). Ross lives in Wellington with his wife Ariana Tikao and they have two adult children.
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