Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
A dictionary of the New-Zealand language, and a concise grammar; to which are added a selection of colloquial sentences
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Press of the C.M. Society
Place
Date
1844
Physical Description
Language
English
Te Reo Māori
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Provenance Details
Lyn Clendon 2003 - (105650)
Content
Preface (p. [v]-vii); abbreviations (p. viii); a grammar for beginners (p. [ix]-xli); the dictionary of 5380 words (p. [1]-185); 138 colloquial sentences (p. 187-195).
-- BiM 217
Public Access Text
The first Maori dictionary, with a short grammar and a selection of sentences.
Subject Notes
The following compilation was prepared for the press six years ago, but for reasons, which it is not necessary to enter into, the publication has been delayed -- Preface
First edition of the Reverend (later Bishop) William William's dictionary of which 550 copies were printed by Telford during 1843 and 1844.
The text of the dictionary proper (pp. 1-186) was finished by the middle of 1843, the prefatory grammar (p. i-xli) and sentences (187-195) not until late in 1844. In place of "wh" the form "w" is used.
Further editions of dictionary 1852 (BiM 435), 1871 (BiM 768) & 1892 (BiM 1348) & several in the twentieth centrury --BiM 217
See also EMI 0405
Collection Type
Reserve Collection
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
Language Description
English and Maori
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