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Maori Place Names: Their Meanings and Origins

Their Meanings & Origins

Author: A.W. Reed and Peter Dowling  

Paperback

The fully updated edition of this standard reference work explains the meaning and origins of Revisions include modern usage and city names, names of coasts and regions, maps showing main locations of over 2300 of the most common Maori place names, and reproduces the beautiful drawings from the original 1950 edition.

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The fully updated edition of this standard reference work explains the meaning and origins of Revisions include modern usage and city names, names of coasts and regions, maps showing main locations of over 2300 of the most common Maori place names, and reproduces the beautiful drawings from the original 1950 edition.

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Pronounce and understand Maori place names with the new fourth edition of Reeds classic guide to meanings and origins of names across New Zealand. Updated and with maps showing principal names, the new Maori Place Names also reproduces the beautiful illustrations from the original 1950 edition.

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About the Author

A.W. Reed (19081979) was one of New Zealands most influential writers and publishers. He helped build A.H. & A.W. Reed into the countrys leading publisher by the mid-twentieth century, and authored more than 200 books. His works on Maori mythology have served New Zealanders for several generations.

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Product Details

Publisher
Oratia Media | Oratia Books
Published
27th June 2016
Edition
4th
Pages
152
ISBN
9780947506087

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06 May, 2021
Love this book, simple to flick through to find places and their meanings
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21 Oct, 2021
Interesting but a lot of place names not in it
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