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Māori Place Names : Their Origins and Meanings by Alexander Wyclif Reed; Peter Dowling (editor) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Māori Place Names : Their Origins and Meanings about?

A beautiful book" – Jesse Mulligan, Radio NZ National Pronounce and understand Māori place names with the new fourth edition of A.W. Reed's classic guide to meanings and origins of names across New Zealand. From Ahaura to Whitianga, this handily sized book is the definitive guide to the most common and notable Māori names on our land. Why do Whangarei, Tauranga, Motueka and Timaru have the names they do? Why all the fuss about the spelling of Whanganui and Rimutaka? What are the original names for Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin? Māori Place Names gives concise and clear answers, as well as taking in curiosities like the world's longest place name. The new Māori Place Names includes maps on the inside covers showing principal names, and also reproduces the illustrations from the original 1950 edition by renowned artist James Berry.

Who reads Māori Place Names : Their Origins and Meanings?

Author

Alexander Wyclif Reed; Peter Dowling (editor)

Publisher

Oratia Books

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9780947506520

Category

nonfiction