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Whaikōrero: The World of Māori Oratory

By Poia Rewi

Book information

Publisher
Auckland University Press
Year
2010
ISBN
1869404637, 9781869404635
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3250040 bytes)
Pages
278\249
Time added
2017-02-17 07:49:18
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Description

Based on in-depth research and interviews with 30 tribal elders, this guidebook to whaikorero—or New Zealand’s traditional Maori oratory—is the first introduction to this fundamental art form. Assessing whaikorero’s origin, history, structure, language, and style of delivery, this volume features a range of speech samples in Maori with English translations and captures the wisdom and experience of the Maori tribal groups, including Ngai Tuhoe, Ngati Awa, Te Arawa, and Waikato-Maniapoto. Informative and noteworthy, this bilingual examination will interest both modern practitioners of whaikorero and Maori culture aficionados.

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