Maori Lower Case

m

g

h

k

r

t

p

w

n

w

g

n

e

i

p

.

;

u

,

hair

o

m

k

h

o

r

ems

ens

i

e

u

t

thicks

thins

a

quads

a

mids

This case lay was used by William Colenso in 1835, as described in McKenzie: Oral culture, literacy & print in early New Zealand (1985). Because the Maori language uses less characters than English, only 38 boxes are needed, rather than the normal 53 or 54, and thus the case manages to include both roman and italic characters. The empty case configuration is Maori Lower and the companion upper case is Maori Upper.

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This page was written in 1999 by David Bolton and last updated 17 November 1999.