He Pataka Kupu : Te Kai a te rangatira (Maori Language Dictionary )

Description

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.

Author description

Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Maori (the Maori Language Commission) is the government department charged with promoting te reo as a living and official language.

Stock Information

General Fields

• ISBN : 9780143010470
• Publisher : Penguin Group (NZ)
• Imprint : Raupo Publishing (NZ) Ltd
• Publication date : July 2009
• Dimensions : 215mm X 152mm
• Produced in : New Zealand
• Product Type : books

Special Fields

• Pages : 1200
• Dewey classification : 499.44203
• Bind : Paperback
• Author : Maori Language Commission