Blending academic history and cultural insight, this bilingual compilation charts the genealogies, songs, and stories of the Polynesian/Maori Tainui people. More than 60 stories and 50 genealogical tables convey the astounding depth and color of the native people of New Zealand in this compelling cultural study.
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Bruce Biggs was a professor of Maori studies and Oceanic linguistics at the University of Auckland. Pei te Hurinui Jones was a Maori translator and oral historian.
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For anyone who is really interested in Samoan language and culture,
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This review is from: Nga Iwi o Tainui: The Traditional History of the Tainui People/Nga Koorero Tuku Iho o nga Tuupuna (Paperback)
This is a marvelous book. It is in Samoan only, but even if you are just
a beginner it is great to have a real Samoan text that - unlike the Samoan Bible - represents authentic Samoan culture and history. And an added plus - it marks all the long vowels and glottal stops.
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