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==Facts about Maori == | ==Facts about Maori == | ||
*'''Language code (ISO 639-3)''': <code>mri</code> | *'''Language code (ISO 639-3)''': <code>mri</code> | ||
*'''Autonyms''' (''how to write "Maori" in Maori''): <code>Te Reo Māori</code> | |||
*'''Other names for "Maori"''': <code>New Zealand Maori, te reo Maori</code> | |||
*'''The Maori language is spoken in''': <code>New Zealand</code> | |||
Māori is an Eastern Polynesian language spoken by the Māori people, the indigenous population of New Zealand. Closely related to Cook Islands Māori, Tuamotuan, and Tahitian, it gained recognition as one of New Zealand's official languages in 1987. The number of speakers of the language has declined sharply since 1945, but a Māori-language revitalisation effort has slowed the decline. | |||
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%81ori_language | |||
==Maori Dictionaries== | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://maoridictionary.co.nz/ Te Aka]: Māori-English dictionary | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://www.teaching.co.nz/ngata Ngata]: Māori-English dictionary & translation of phrases | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [http://www.temarareo.org/PAPAKUPU/dictionary-index.htm Panui]: Māori-English dictionary | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WillDict.html Dictionary of the Maori language] by Herbert William Williams (1957) | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://books.google.com/books?id=FaASAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover Dictionary of the New Zealand language] & <span class="x">concise grammar</span>, by Herbert William Williams (1852) | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-TreMaor.html Maori-Polynesian comparative dictionary] by Edward Robert Tregear (1891) or another [https://archive.org/details/maoripolynesian01treggoog?view=theater version] | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/maori-language-week New Zealand history]: history of the Māori language & vocabulary | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/maori-language-week/100-maori-words 100 words in te reo Māori]: words every New Zealander should know <span class="k">(+ audio)</span> | |||
<span class="jb">•</span> [https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/maori-language-week/1000-maori-place-names Māori place names] | |||
===Sources=== | |||
https://www.lexilogos.com/english/maori_dictionary.htm | |||
==Free Maori Lessons== | ==Free Maori Lessons== | ||
Revision as of 10:46, 9 September 2021
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Facts about Maori
- Language code (ISO 639-3):
mri - Autonyms (how to write "Maori" in Maori):
Te Reo Māori - Other names for "Maori":
New Zealand Maori, te reo Maori - The Maori language is spoken in:
New Zealand
Māori is an Eastern Polynesian language spoken by the Māori people, the indigenous population of New Zealand. Closely related to Cook Islands Māori, Tuamotuan, and Tahitian, it gained recognition as one of New Zealand's official languages in 1987. The number of speakers of the language has declined sharply since 1945, but a Māori-language revitalisation effort has slowed the decline.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%81ori_language
Maori Dictionaries
• Te Aka: Māori-English dictionary
• Ngata: Māori-English dictionary & translation of phrases
• Panui: Māori-English dictionary
• Dictionary of the Maori language by Herbert William Williams (1957)
• Dictionary of the New Zealand language & concise grammar, by Herbert William Williams (1852)
• Maori-Polynesian comparative dictionary by Edward Robert Tregear (1891) or another version
• New Zealand history: history of the Māori language & vocabulary
• 100 words in te reo Māori: words every New Zealander should know (+ audio)
Sources
https://www.lexilogos.com/english/maori_dictionary.htm