Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
A korao no New Zealand, or, The New Zealander's first book : being an attempt to compose some lessons for the instruction of the natives
Other Name
The New Zealander's first book (Alternate title)
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
Printed by G. Howe
Place
Date
1815
Physical Description
Language
English
Te Reo Māori
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Related Object Notes
In June 1957 Auckland Museum issued a facsimile of 100 numbered copies, which sold for ú2. See MUS 2003/30 Notice 1957
Correspondence regarding offer of sale from C M Becke - See MUS 95/38/2, Correspondence 'B' 1868-1899' folder 4
Correspondence of Thomas Cheeseman's counter offer and acceptance SEE MUS 96/6/ 0367 & 0377 & 0387.
Subject Category
Content
An elementary primer comprising alphabetical and numbers (p. [1]-3), syllables in 12 numbered exercises (p. 4-7), word lists and sentences (exercises [13]-52, p. 7-39), alphabetical dictionary (p. 40-51), parts of speech (p. 52-53) and a few fragments of syntax (p. 54). Text from exercise [13] to end is in parallel Maori and English.
Public Access Text
Elementary Maori language primer--BiM "The only surviving copy is held at the Auckland War Memorial Museum"--BiM 1. Accepted to the UNESCO Memory of the World New Zealand Register, 2014. High quality digital copy (flip book) accessed through the topic page. Referenced in Williams, 1; & 1 suppl ; Bagnall 2971 ; Books in Maori 1.
Associated Notes
Collection Type
Reserve Collection
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
Language Description
English and Maori
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