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Patrick Smyth (21 October 1893 – 29 May 1954) was a New Zealand teacher, principal and educationalist. Of
Patrick Smyth (21 October 1893 – 29 May 1954) was a New Zealand teacher, principal and educationalist. Of Māori
Māori or Maori can refer to:
Relating to the Māori people
* Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group
* Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand
* Māori culture
* Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the Co ...
descent, he identified with the Ngā Puhi iwi
Iwi () are the largest social units in New Zealand Māori society. In Māori, roughly means or , and is often translated as "tribe". The word is both singular and plural in the Māori language, and is typically pluralised as such in English.
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. He was born in Pungaere, Northland, New Zealand in 1893. He published several books on te reo Māori including ''Maori pronunciation'' (1930), ''Maori pronunciation and the evolution of written Maori'' (1946) and ''Te reo Maori: a guide to the study of the Maori language'' (1939).
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