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Te Aka Maori Dictionary

     

Ngata Dictionary

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Eng to Maori   Maori to Eng
Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary
    Edward Tregear, 1891 A - E - H - I - K - M - N - NG - O

P - R - T - U - W - WH - Other pages
                         


Tai Tokerau Maori Dictionary

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Williams Maori Dictionary
    Herbert Williams, 6th edtn, 1957

A - E - H - I - K - M - N - Ng - O

P - R - T - U - W - Non-Polynesian

Austronesian Basic Vocab Database
        language.psy.auckland.ac.nz 200 basic words. Explore how Maori words are linked to 400 other Pacific Ocean languages.

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Te Puna
 NZ National Library Find where and when NZ songs were recorded, and who sang them. You can interloan Maori CDs you find.

Tuhinga
  Search historic Maori documents
                  1841 to 1976

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Te Ao Hou    

Published from 1952 to 1976 by the Maori Affairs Dept. Waiata, haka, mythical tales and record reviews, as well as wood carving, cooking, dairy farming and important obituaries.

ERO Word-lists

    A list of terms used by the ERO when evaluating Maori schools.

Wakareo

Much bigger than the dictionaries above, if you have NZ$144 a year to buy access to it!

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Remember that Maori song lyrics are just like English poetry: they use elliptical speech and are not always grammatically correct, and the phrases may have several layers of meaning. You are not translating legal documents!

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