Project Gutenberg 2014-11-16 Public domain in the USA. 386 Williams, W. L. (William Leonard) 1829 1916 Williams, William Leonard Bishop of Waiapu First Lessons in the Maori Language, with a Short Vocabulary Produced by Heiko Evermann and John Campbell. Thanks to the National Library of New Zealand for providing the pages that were missing in Google Print, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "First Lessons in the Maori Language, with a Short Vocabulary" by W. L. Williams is an educational text written in the early 1860s. This book serves as a language guide, providing an introduction to the Maori language aimed primarily at English speakers looking to learn basic structures and vocabulary. The author's primary goal is to facilitate the understanding of Maori grammar and usage for beginners. The book is organized into two main parts. The first part covers essential aspects of the Maori language, including the alphabet, pronunciation, nouns, verbs, adjectives, numerals, and sentence structures. Williams emphasizes practical language use, presenting grammatical rules and examples that aim to diminish the challenges faced by learners. The second part of the book provides a short vocabulary list, offering a selection of Maori words and phrases useful for everyday communication. Overall, this work is a foundational resource for anyone interested in learning the basics of the Maori language. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Maori language -- Grammar Maori language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers -- English Maori language -- Vocabulary Maori language -- Self-instruction PL Text Category: How To ... Category: Language & Communication 148203 2025-07-19T06:24:19.719248 text/html 128849 2024-10-24T12:16:11 text/html 81445 2025-07-19T06:24:26.191209 application/epub+zip 81253 2025-07-19T06:24:21.122224 application/epub+zip 70639 2025-07-19T06:24:20.463247 application/epub+zip 160359 2025-07-19T06:24:29.326193 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 152826 2025-07-19T06:24:25.258211 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 142565 2022-09-21T13:54:30.010515 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 92705 2025-07-19T06:24:18.777257 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 72583 2024-10-24T12:16:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17665 2025-07-19T06:24:29.469193 application/rdf+xml 9896 2025-07-19T06:24:20.565217 image/jpeg 1507 2025-07-19T06:24:20.515219 image/jpeg 77434 2025-07-19T06:24:19.732235 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia