Hōri Mahue Ngata (8 August 1919 – 15 February 1989) was a New Zealand Ngāti Porou farmer, railway worker, workers’ camp supervisor, accountant, lexicographer. His parents were Mākarini Tānara Ngata, a farmer, who was the eldest son of Sir Āpirana Ngata, and Maraea Mereana Baker. He served in the 28th New Zealand (Maori) Battalion. [1]
Ngata compiled an English– Māori dictionary, although he died before it was ready for publication. His son Whai Ngata, a broadcaster, completed the work, with the assistance of others, [2] and it was published as English–Maori Dictionary by Learning Media Ltd in 1993. It was later published on the web at www.learningmedia.co.nz/ngata/ as the Ngata Dictionary. [3]
The H. M. Ngata English–Māori Dictionary is the first dictionary to offer an extensive selection of English to Māori headwords, illustrating their use in sentences and phrases drawn from a wide range of contemporary and traditional contexts.
Hōri Mahue Ngata (8 August 1919 – 15 February 1989) was a New Zealand Ngāti Porou farmer, railway worker, workers’ camp supervisor, accountant, lexicographer. His parents were Mākarini Tānara Ngata, a farmer, who was the eldest son of Sir Āpirana Ngata, and Maraea Mereana Baker. He served in the 28th New Zealand (Maori) Battalion. [1]
Ngata compiled an English– Māori dictionary, although he died before it was ready for publication. His son Whai Ngata, a broadcaster, completed the work, with the assistance of others, [2] and it was published as English–Maori Dictionary by Learning Media Ltd in 1993. It was later published on the web at www.learningmedia.co.nz/ngata/ as the Ngata Dictionary. [3]
The H. M. Ngata English–Māori Dictionary is the first dictionary to offer an extensive selection of English to Māori headwords, illustrating their use in sentences and phrases drawn from a wide range of contemporary and traditional contexts.