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Glossary of Maori, New Zealand English and Other Words and PhrasesReeves, Simon
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When I was fourteen, my family moved to Hawkes Bay on the North Island. Here the question of race was not so remote. The Maori population in and around the twin cities of Napier and Hastings numbered several thousand. Oddly, this had very little effect on the community’s self-image. We...
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On the background of those conditions the use and acceptance of Māori borrowings in NZE will then be comprehensively discussed. There are remarkable differences in the process of lexical transfer as well as in the use of the Māori loanwords at different stages in New Zealand’s history. ...
I’m trying to remember the name of the English (?, well, British) comedy actor of the 1950s who’sschtickwas very rapid speech with pseudo-random swapping of words and syllables. I think it was sometimes described as “gobbledegook”, but I can...
OverviewofMaoriHistoryandTradition •ArrivalinNewZealand:TheMaoripeoplearetheindigenouspopulationofNewZealand,havingmigratedfromEasternPolynesiaincanoessome800yearsago •TribalStructure:Maorisocietywasorganizedintoiwi(trials),whichwerefurtherdividedintohapu(subtrials)andthenintoindividualfamiliesorWhanau •Spiritual...
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The Matariki Collection A selection of iconic Māori TV, film and music video for... Collection Top 40 NZ TV Classics This Kiwi TV collection brings together 40 local TV... Collection Classic TV Catchphrases Classic moments where a few choice words become the... ...