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Lexicographers: William Williams

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Lexicographers: William Williams

New Zealand's earliest lexicographer was William Williams, who produced the first English–Māori dictionary in 1844. He is pictured here in the 1870s.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: PA2-1980

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Janet Holmes, Linguistics – Vocabulary studies and applied linguistics, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/43847/lexicographers-william-williams (accessed 24 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Janet Holmes, i tāngia i te 16 December 2013.