Let's Learn Maori

Author: Bruce Biggs
Publisher: Auckland University Press
ISBN: 9781869401863
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 212

Book Description
"This work comprises a textbook and self-help guide to the study of the Maori language. It is also a complete grammar reference, covering parts of speech, the structure of each type of phrase and the combinations of phrases that form simple sentences"--Publisher's description.

Lets Learn Maori

Author: Bruce Biggs
Publisher: Auckland University Press
ISBN: 1869406427
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 231

Book Description
Let's Learn Maori comprises a textbook and self-help guide to the study of the Maori language. It is also a complete grammar reference, covering parts of speech, the structure of each type of phrase and the combinations of phrases that form simple sentences. Each aspect of the grammar is discussed in a numbered section or subsection of the book and a combined vocabulary and index provides a reference system.

Maori Made Easy

Author: Scotty Morrison
Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
ISBN: 1743486073
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 407

Book Description
The complete and accessible guide to learning the Maori language, no matter your knowledge level. Fun, user-friendly and relevant to modern readers, Scotty Morrison's Maori Made Easy is the one-stop resource for anyone wanting to learn the basics of the Maori language. While dictionaries list words and their definitions, and other language guides offer common phrases, Maori Made Easy connects the dots, allowing the reader to take control of their learning in an empowering way. By committing just 30 minutes a day for 30 weeks, learners will adopt the language easily and as best suits their busy lives. Written by popular TV personality and te reo Maori advocate Scotty Morrison, author of The Raupo Phrasebook of Modern Maori, this book proves that learning the language can be fun, effective — and easy! 'This is not just a useful book, it's an essential one.' —Paul Little, North & South

English–Maori, Maori–English Dictionary

Author: Bruce Biggs
Publisher: Auckland University Press
ISBN: 1775580628
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 241

Book Description
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.

Beginner's Maori

Author: K. T. Harawira
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Computers
Languages : mi
Pages : 136

Book Description
The Beginner's Series is designed to meet the bilingual needs of the traveling businessperson, tourist, and student. These language lessons cover such common situations as: passing through customs, checking into a hotel, placing phone calls, going to the post office, and extending and accepting invitations. First learn about the country's history and culture, acquaint yourself with social customs, restaurant practices, and transportation systems. Then learn basic language skills, including vocabulary, grammar, and useful phrases that will have you communicating with natives and moving about feeely. Clear, easy to use, and insightful, the Beginner's Series will introduce you to the languages of the world.

A Maori Phrase a Day

Author: Hemi Kelly
Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
ISBN: 0143773429
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 431

Book Description
A Maori Phrase a Day offers a fun and easy entry into the Maori language. Through its 365 phrases, you will learn the following: - Everyday uses - English translations - Factoids - Handy word lists Presenting the most common, relevant and useful phrases today, A Maori Phrase a Day is the perfect way to kickstart your te reo journey!

He Whakamarama

Author: John Foster
Publisher: Raupo
ISBN: 9780790011332
Category : Maori language
Languages : en
Pages : 216

Book Description
He Whakamaramais a full course in contemporary Maori language. It is aimed at students of all ages and backgrounds. The principles explained in this book have been thoroughly tested and refined in the classroom and provide a concise and comprehensive learning programme. The oral practice cassette, featuring Philip and Titoko Whaanga, provides 150 different sentence patterns (both English - Maori and Maori - English) to enable the student to learn correct pronunciation and develop conversational skills.

This Pākehā Life

Author: Alison Jones
Publisher: Bridget Williams Books
ISBN: 1988587255
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 173

Book Description
'This book is about my making sense here, of my becoming and being Pākehā. Every Pākehā becomes a Pākehā in their own way, finding her or his own meaning for that Māori word. This is the story of what it means to me. I have written this book for Pākehā – and other New Zealanders – curious about their sense of identity and about the ambivalences we Pākehā often experience in our relationships with Māori.' A timely and perceptive memoir from award-winning author and academic Alison Jones. As questions of identity come to the fore once more in New Zealand, this frank and humane account of a life spent traversing Pākehā and Māori worlds offers important insights into our shared life on these islands.

Come on Shore and We Will Kill and Eat You All

Author: Christina Thompson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1596911271
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 290

Book Description
"A multilayered, highly informative and insightful book that blends memoir, historical and travel narrative-vivid and meticulously researched."--San Francisco Chronicle

Te Reo Māori: The Basics Explained

Author: David Kārena-Holmes
Publisher: Oratia Media Ltd
ISBN: 0947506691
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 122

Book Description
he use of te reo Māori in daily New Zealand life is snowballing, as is demand for resources to make learning the language efficient and enjoyable. This book helps answer that demand. Here in simple terms is a thorough guide to the building blocks of grammar in te reo, showing how to create phrases, sentences and paragraphs. After an introductory chapter on pronunciation and written forms of the language, 17 chapters introduce the main base words, particles and determiners that guide their use. The book employs real-life examples to illustrate how Māori grammar works day to day. Te Reo Māori: The Basics Explained draws on David Karena-Holmes’ decades of experience teaching and writing about Māori language. Building on his previous works, this updated and expanded approach will be an essential companion for speakers at any level.