He iti te kupu : Māori metaphors and similes /

Māori metaphors and similes poignantly mirror and draw a comparison between something, often the natural world and the characteristics of particular people or contexts. He Iti te Kupu contains nearly 500 of the principal figures of speech in te Reo divided into themes with use and meaning explained...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Black, Hona (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	Maori
Language Notes:	In Māori, with English translation.
Published:	Oratia, Auckland, New Zealand : Oratia, [2021].
Subjects:	Maori language > Terms and phrases. Maori language > Texts. Proverbs, Maori. Maori language > Comparison. Metaphor. Simile.

Table of Contents:

He kupu whakataki
Ngā manu o uta, o tai
Ngā rākau me te ngahere
Te moana
Ngā wāhanga o te waka
Ngā kōrero mō te tinana
He kararehe, he aitanga pepeke
He whakarangatira, he kupu mateoha
He kupu whakarite anō
He kuputohu.
Introduction
Birds of the land and sea
Trees and the forest
The ocean Parts of the canoe
Parts of the body
Animals and insects Acknowledgements and terms of endearment Additional metaphors and similes
Index.