tailieunhanh - HINEMOA WITH NOTES & VOCABULARY

In the great mass of literature relating to New Zealand there is nothing similar to the plan of this text book. There are a number of books, very useful as far as they go, .written for the purpose of enabling anyone so desirous, of learning a few sentences of the Maori language. A text book with a vocabulary and explanatory notes ought to meet the wishes of those desiring to go a little further. And while it is practically impossible to acquire a good colloquial knowledge of the Maori language from books, it is possible, for those who have the. | HINEMOA WITH NOTES VOCABULARY Rev. H. J. Fletcher 1 6 HINEMOA WITH NOTES AND vocabulary. BY Rev. H. J. Fletcher. Christchurch Wellington and Dunedin . Melbourne and London WHITCOMBE TOMBS limited. introduction. In the great mass of literature relating to New Zealand there is nothing similar to the plan of this text book. There are a number of books very useful as far as they go written for the purpose of enabling anyone so desirous of learning a few sentences of the Maori language. A text book with a vocabulary and explanatory notes ought to meet the wishes of those desiring to go a little further. And while it is practically impossible to acquire a good colloquial knowledge of the Maori language from books it is possible for those who have the time to obtain a knowledge of Maori stories such as Hinemoa beyond what the best translation can give. The most suitable grammar to be used with this is Williams s First Lessons in Maori. H. J. Fletcher The Manse Taupo. Pg 5 KO Te Kauwhau Tenei O Te Kauhoenga Atu O Hinemoa Ki Mokoia. Titiro e Kawana a whakarongo mai hoki. Ko te wahi e nohoia na e koe ko te wahi tena i noho ai to matou tupuna a Hinemoa i tona Kauanga mai. Kia kauwhautia atu iana e ahau ki a koe. Na ko Rangiuru te matua wahine o Tutanekai ko Whakaue-Kaipapa tana tane tupu he tane tahae a Tuwharetoa. Ko ana tamariki matamua tokotoru ko o ratou ingoa ko Tawakeheimoa ko Ngararanui ko Tuteaiti muri iho o te tokotoru ka moea tahaetia a Rangiuru e Tuwharetoa. I haere manuhiri mai a Tuwharetoa nana a Tutanekai he poriro ia otira i moea ano e Whakaue a Rangiuru ka hapu ano he tamaiti ko Kopako tona ingoa ka hapu ano hoki ia i muri iho i a Kopako he tamahine Ko Tupa tona ingoa ko te whakapakanga ia o nga tamariki a Whakaue. E noho tonu ana ratou ki Mokoia ko Tutanekai i atawhaitia e Whakaue ano ko tana tamaiti tupu ake. Ka tupu nei a Tutanekai ratou ko ana tuakana a ka whakatangata. Na ka tae mai te rongo o Hinemoa. He wahine pai tera he rangatira hoki ia ko tona .