Te Aka Māori Dictionary6.0.8 - App Store

Te Aka is a Māori language dictionary that is easy to use by searching for Māori or English words. It includes the ability to filter search results, and to save definitions to a Favourites list. There are currently over 24,000 Māori headword entries in the database, which is being added to over time. An offline dictionary has also been included when internet connectivity is not available.

As well as English meanings, it has example sentences with translations for many entries. It even has photographs and audio clips for Aotearoa/New Zealand native fauna and photographs of flora, important people and other items where a photograph will aid understanding.

In addition to the words one would expect in a traditional dictionary, it also has encyclopaedic entries designed to provide key information about plants, animals, stars, planets, heavenly bodies, important Māori people, key ancestors of traditional narratives, tribal groups, ancestral canoes, song types, musical instruments, Māori names for institutions, country names, place names and other proper names. There are also detailed explanations of key concepts central to Māori culture. Comprehensive explanations for grammatical items are included, with examples of usage, as are idioms and colloquialisms with their meanings and examples.

The Te Aka Maori app is the companion to the popular www.maoridictionary.co.nz website and forms part of the Te Whanake Māori Language learning series.

Version History Favourites list bug fix 6.0.8 03/10/2025 Minor updates 6.0.7 02/04/2025 Fixes a number of issues with the Favourites list. 6.0.6 10/14/2024 - Added audio to quiz cards
- Minor bug fixes 6.0.5 09/26/2024 - Favourites can now be organised into folders
- A new quiz feature has been added 6.0.2 05/27/2024 Minor updates and improvements 5.2.6 10/09/2023 Offline database updated 5.2.3 06/11/2023 Offline database updated 5.2.1 03/16/2023 - Copy words, definitions and examples via long press 5.2.0 10/25/2022 - iPad split view added
- Offline search database updated 5.1.5 09/06/2022 - Maintenance release
- Offline search database updated 5.1.4 03/17/2022 Offline search is back! 5.1.3 10/28/2021 - iPad layout tweaks
- Support for landscape orientation 5.0.8 10/02/2021 Various user interface changes:
- Dedicated submit button added to search fields
- Favourites list now in alphabetical order
- Example sentence show/hide toggle added 5.0.6 09/29/2021 - Words can now be copied to the clipboard via a new 'copy' icon 5.0.3 08/06/2021 This update is the result of a comprehensive rebuild of the app. It includes design updates and fixes a number of bugs. It also recognises the change in publisher from AUT University to the Te Murumāra Foundation. 5.0.2 08/04/2021 This update is the result of a comprehensive rebuild of the app. It includes design updates and fixes a number of bugs. It also recognises the change in publisher from AUT University to the Te Murumāra Foundation. 5.0 08/03/2021 Offline search ranking fix 4.4 05/22/2018 Offline dictionary has been updated, along with improved offline search results. 4.3 05/15/2018 Fix for audio when iPhone ringer set to silent. 4.1 04/23/2018 - Updated user interface
- Pronunciation added to many words 4.0 07/24/2017 - Results layout update
- Small fixes 3.1.1 10/06/2014 - Update to the new website interface
- Updated internal database
- iOS 7 touch ups
- Small fixes 3.1 12/11/2013 - New look and feel to match the website
- Improved access to search options
- Improved favourites access
- Retina Display ready for iPhone and iPad
- iPhone 5 screen size support
- Native iPad portrait & landscape support
- Small fixes 3.0 05/22/2013 - Updated search engine now uses the online search first by default to dramatically improve performance
- Updated offline dictionary
- Small bug fixes 2.2 06/29/2012