Moorfield, John C. 1943-2018

He kupu arotau = loanwords in Māori / Loanwords in Māori John C. Moorfield, Tania M. Ka'ai. - xxx, 254 pages ; 24 cm

"This dictionary presents over 3,000 loanwords that are, or have been, in common use in spoken and written Māori. Many of the headwords in this dictionary do not occur in any other existing dictionary of Māori. The dictionary includes loanwords for personal names and place names as well as the usual words found in dictionaries such as nouns, verbs and adjectives"--Back cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages xxvii-xxx).


Text in Māori and English.

1442538473 9781442538474

Pearson Education New Zealand


Maori language--Foreign words and phrases--English.--Dictionaries
English language--Foreign words and phrases--Maori.--Dictionaries
Māori language--Written Māori
Reo Māori.

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