MAORI VOCABULARY.
Several of our fellow Colonists having frequently expressed a wish to obtain a Maori grammar for the purpose of making themselves better acquainted with the language, we are enabled, through the kindness of a friend to commence the publication of a vocabulary in English and Maori, which we intend to continue weekly or perhaps oftener. English. Maori'. The sea' Moand The tide Tai Ebb tide Tai Titnu Flood tide Tai pari A storm Pokaka A lake Tango A creek Aw a A river Awa A bay Kokorutanga The earth Wenua The sky - Rangi The sun Ra The moon Marama The stars Wctn The wind Hau North wind llaro East wind . Marangai West wind Tvauru South wind Tonga Rain Ca Snow Huka-rere Cold Matdo Heat Werawera Wet Maku Dry Maroke Mountains Mdungd Hills Puke Valleys Kainga An island Moiu Anchorage Turanga-kaipuke Shore Cta Beach One A forest. Ngahere A swamp Repo A tree Ralcau A settlement Kainga A house Ware A canoe Waka A paddle Hoe A mast Rewa A sail Ra A rope Taura An anchor Hung a A man Tangata A woman Wahine A child Tama He Father Pupa Mother Waea Son Taina Daughter Tamahine Brother Tenia Sister Tnahine
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New Zealand Colonist and Port Nicholson Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 103, 25 July 1843, Page 3
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202MAORI VOCABULARY. New Zealand Colonist and Port Nicholson Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 103, 25 July 1843, Page 3
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