A Grammar and vocabulary of the language of New Zealand.

Creator

Hongi Hika (c.1772–1828), Waikato (?-?), Thomas Kendall (1778 – 1832)

Alternative Title

A Grammar and vocabulary of the language of New Zealand. London: Printed by R.Watts, 1820.

Date Created

1820

Date

1820

Identifier

W3. Williams Collection.

Hocken Library

Abstract

Thomas Kendall compiled this grammar and vocabulary under the direction of Professor Samuel Lee, oriental linguist, at Cambridge, England, in 1820. Kendall was assisted by Hongi Hika and Waikato, two Maori chiefs who had accompanied him to England. This work was a huge advance: the initial and medial d was retained, a fixed value was given to the vowels (a system devised by John Davies for Tahiti), and consonants and a wide group of syllables were collected. Some 750 copies were printed.

Files

Collection

He Tirohanga Ki Muri: A View of the Past

Citation

Hongi Hika (c.1772–1828), Waikato (?-?), Thomas Kendall (1778 – 1832), “A Grammar and vocabulary of the language of New Zealand.,” ourheritage.ac.nz | OUR Heritage, accessed December 26, 2024, https://otago.ourheritage.ac.nz/index.php/items/show/6308.