This book and CD set gives the basics of how to pronounce Maori correctly, while teaching a little of the language to be used in everyday life. No prior knowledge of Maori is required. The CD-Rom - playable on audio and viewable on computer - supports the book at every step and presents the correct pronunciation as a model for your own practice. First published by Reed, this is a new 2009 Raupo edition from Penguin.
Anyone who has been welcomed on to a marae in New Zealand, will understand that whaikorero - oratory - is at the heart of Maori culture. Whaikorero: The World of Maori Oratory is the first introduction to this fundamental Maori art to be widely published. It is based on broad research as well as oral histories from 30 of the leading exponents of whaikorero, many of whom have subsequently died. Author Poia Rewi's informants are affiliated to many iwi including Tuhoe, Ngati Kahungunu, Te Arawa, Ngati Porou, Ngati Awa, Waikato-Maniap... read more
My Language, My Inspiration and Toku Reo, Toku Ohooho trace the journey between 1972 and 2008 to revitalise the Maori language. The books outline the determined struggle to bring the Maori language back from the brink, provide interviews with two dozen people who were active in the fight for the Maori language and include photographs of key events and people. The history explores the reasons for the decline of the language and charts its resurgence over the last four decades through initiatives such as Waitangi Tribunal claims, the... read more
My Language, My Inspiration and Toku Reo, Toku Ohooho trace the journey between 1972 and 2008 to revitalise the Maori language. The books outline the determined struggle to bring the Maori language back from the brink, provide interviews with two dozen people who were active in the fight for the Maori language and include photographs of key events and people. The history explores the reasons for the decline of the language and charts its resurgence over the last four decades through initiatives such as Waitangi Tribunal claims, the... read more
This dictionary has over 8000 entries.Many new words have been added to those coming from classical times as the Maori language is constantly changing.
Moteatea (sung laments) are at the heart of matauranga Maori or Maori cultural knowledge. They are the central strand of Maori poetry and song, a source of knowledge about tribal history and whakapapa (genealogy), and a living art form. Nga Moteatea: An Introduction / He Kupu Arataki is a short, accessible introduction to Apirana Ngata's classic collection of moteatea and to the power and meaning of traditional Maori song. After outlining the origins of Ngata's four volume NgaMoteatea collection, the book introduces the diff... read more
Approx. 8,000 entries. Includes both new words and those coming from classical times. Transliterated words used in Maori coming from English and other languages are shown in italics.
Contains over 50,000 concise entries divided into Maori-English and English-Maori sections.
Includes all the words most commonly used by fluent Maori speakers.
Features a vocabulary list with words for new inventions, metric terms, modern concepts and scientific, computer, technological and legal terms.
Incorporates an easy-to-use guide to the pronunciation of Maori and a section on Maori grammar.
Includes separate lists giving Maori translations of seasons, months, days of the week, points of the compas... read more
The Raupo Concise Maori Dictionary is an invaluable reference work, providing an essential list of words and their equivalents in Maori and English.
First published in 1948, the dictionary has been revised and updated numerous times since, giving testimony to its ongoing reliability as a reference guide to everyday Maori words. It also includes a guide to the pronunciation of Maori and lists of useful vocabulary.
Proverbs (or whakatauki) express the wisdom, wit and commonsense of the Maori people. They are of great value and inspiration to writers, story-tellers and anyone speaking in a Maori setting.
Several hundred proverbs are contained in The Raupo Book of Maori Proverbs, categorised under a large number of diverse headings, with translations and explanations in English. This comprehensive and dependable book serves as both a useful reference and an insight into values of the Maori.
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,
all the words a learner is likely to encounter, including contemporary usage and modern terms,
a section of themed word lists, including days of the week, months of the year, numbers, cities of New Zealand, colours, emotions, actions, parts of the body, in the cl... read more
