He Puna Kupu, He Manawa aa-Whenua

A historic piece of publishing, He Puna Kupu, He Manawa aa-Whenua is the first ever Māori dictionary specific to the Waikato-Tainui dialect.

To know one's own language is to know oneself. So knowing your dialect is about knowing yourself, where you come from, how you are related to others, and where you fit in the world.

He Puna Kupu, He Manawa aa-Whenua is the first stop for lovers and learners of the Māori language, particularly those interested in the Tainui dialect. Recorded for the first time in one place, these words and phrases, drawn from Tainui contexts and used by Tainui experts, were collected specifically for Tainui descendants.

If you are an avid learner of the Māori language, or interested in learning Tainui-specific words, phrases, and contexts, then this book is for you.

Ko te reo kei tōu arero, te reo o tōu ao. Nō reira ko tō reo ā-iwi, te reo o tō ngākau, te reo e hīiri ai koe ki ngō whakapapa me ngō pānga ki ngā iwi o te motu.

Kua whakatōpuungia ngā kupu, ngā kīanga nō roto mai o ngā horopaki Tainui ki te wāhi kotahi hei kai mā te mātā, hei kai mā te hinengaro, hei kai mā te rangatira. Nō reira kei ngā rangatira o Tainui waka, ko tēnei Puna Kupu hei Manawa aa-Whenua mā tātou katoa.

Kua roa te iwi e karanga ana kia whakaputaina he rauemi hāpai i te iwi kia Tainui ake ai te rere o te reo i roto i a tātou. Nō reira i whakahuihuia e Waikato-Tainui ngā kaumātua me ngā mātanga reo o ngā rohe o Tainui waka whānui kia whakaritea tēnei taonga hei whakautu i tā koutou karanga.

Mehemea rānei ko koe tēnā e hīkaka ana kia Tainui ake tō reo, e kaingākau ana ki ngā reo ā-iwi, māu tēnei rauemi, mōu tēnei rauemi. Tukua!