As with any new contact between people speaking different languages, the English speakers and the French speakers did not understand the other group's speech initially. Gestures were important until they learned some of each other's language.
'Katorika' is the Maori transliteration of the English 'catholic'.
A Maori dictionary is a resource that provides definitions and explanations for Maori words and phrases. It helps users understand and learn the language, as well as how to use words in appropriate contexts. Maori dictionaries often contain examples of usage and cultural insights related to the words.
'Tepu' is the Maori transliteration for the English word 'table'.
o = of te reo maori = (the) maori language
Ross Calman has written: 'The Reed essential Maori dictionary' -- subject(s): Dictionaries, English, English language, Maori, Maori language
Maori is one of the three official languages of New Zealand (the others are English and NZ sign language).
Bruce Biggs has written: 'Selected readings in Maori' -- subject(s): Maori language, Readers 'The Complete English-Maori Dictionary' -- subject(s): Maori, Dictionaries, English language 'A Mele-Fila vocabulary' -- subject(s): Dictionaries, Mele-Fila language, Mele-Fila, English language, English
English and the indigenous language Maori.
maori people speak new zealands lamguageMaori people speak: English Maori NZSL
P. M. Ryan has written: 'The Reed dictionary of modern Maori' -- subject(s): Dictionaries, Maori language, Maori, English language, English
Yellow-eyed penguin or the Maori version of the English, Horse.
Maori was indeed the first lnguage in New Zealand, being spoken by the indigenous peoples, the Maori. Maori is already one of the three official languages of New Zealand, English, Maori, and New Zealand Sign Language. Though Maori is the language of the first nations people, the Maori, it is not spoken by the majority of the peoples of the country. And English is a widely spoken language internationally.