He Pātaka Kupu : te kai a te rangatira

MAORI LANGUAGE CATEGORY WINNER 2009

Maori Language Commission

Raupo 978-0-1400-9-788 RRP $50.00 hb

He Pātaka Kupu: te kai a te rangatira is a taonga – a landmark Māori-only language resource, compiled out of seven years' research by the Māori Language Commission. Containing almost 24,000 entries, it is a comprehensive and authoritative dictionary of the Māori language, for proficient Māori speakers.

For each entry, the dictionary gives the ātua 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.

The Māori Language Commission was set up under the Māori Language Act 1987 to promote the use of Māori as a living language and as an ordinary means of communication.