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title: "Let's Learn Maori"
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# Let's Learn Maori

**Brand:** bruce biggs
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Excellent for a deeper knowledge of the Maori language
  

*by R***S on Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2006*

My earliest attempts at trying to understand the structure of a Polynesian language (Hawaiian) didn't get very far, principally because I found the authors' explanations of phrase structure confusing.  Once I had read Bruce Biggs' explanation of Polynesian phrase structure, et al., in his book, "Let's Learn Maori" (LLM), everything started falling into place.  His discription of Maori "parts of speech" is also clear and precise. He also keeps his explanation and examples of the verbal particles simple.  There is a lot to recommend this book for the serious student of the Maori language, especially when LLM is used with the audio tapes that are designed to go with the text, but I would also recommend at least one other text to study along with LLM; one recommendation is John Foster's 
  
He Whakamarama: A Full Self-help Course in Maori







  
  
     (with audiotapes), and an out-of-print book by Hoani R. Waititi, "Te Rangatahi" books 1 and 2 -- I have the early 1970s edition.It should be noted that LLM has one "curious" feature that some may find "off-putting":  Polynesian languages have both long and short vowels, and most grammars, if they represent this important distinction at all, use macrons to represent the long vowels.  Biggs follows the convention of the University of Auckland by representing long vowels with doubled letters: manu 'bird', maanu 'afloat'; tupuna 'grandparent', tuupuna 'grandparents'."Let's Learn Maori" is an excellent text for gaining a deeper understanding of the structure of this beautiful language, but the author's intent, I surmise, was that it should be used as a supplemental resource while using other basic grammar texts and materials.  I highly recommend this book for any serious student of Maori.

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    Sehr gutes Sprachlernbuch
  
  

*by A***T on Reviewed in Germany on May 26, 2007*

"Let's learn maori" ist das beste Sprachlernbuch, das ich meiner Sammlung von Sprachen, die sonst keiner spricht ;-) bisher hinzugefügt habe. Biggs bietet einen ,,,na,ja, sagen wir mal objektzentrierten Einstieg in die Sprache der ureinwohner Neuseelands. Anstatt bei den Erwartungen des europäischen Spracbinteressenten anzusetzen und in der völlig anders strukturierten polynesischen Sprache Maori nach Subjekt-Prädikat-Objekt Konstruktionen zu suchen, mutet er dem Leser von Anfang an die innere Struktur des Maori zu. Gewöhnen sie sich an, einen Nucleus im Satz zu suchen! So wird von Anfang an deutlich, dass hier nicht nur andere Worte für dieselbe Sache vorliegen, sondern eine andere Wahrnehmung und Verbalisierung der Wirklichkeit. Hochinteressant, sehr übersichtlich gegliedert, verständlich geschrieben mit nachvollziehbaren und anwendbaren Beispielen. Ein Buch, das auch dann interessant ist, wenn man "nur" vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft betreiben möchte, erst recht dann, wenn man wirklich Maori lernen möchte.

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