Thanks Kees
Sorry...I thought he said PMD not THC...I'd been out on the bike most of the day and with a half helmet my hearing wasn't that good LOL
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Lesson 101:
Maori vowels are pronounced as if they rhyme with certain numbers or words...like this:
A = Are
E = There
I = Three
O = Or
U = Two
Or phonetically "Are, Air, Ee, Ore, Oo"
Then "Wh" = "F"
Put it together and "Whangaparaoa" is pronounced "Fharn-gar-par-oo-are"
"Whanga" = Bay, "Paraoa" = Whale....Whangaparaoa is "Whale Bay".
A Maori "R" however is more like a tap with the tongue to the roof of the mouth...similar to a D.
I live in Kaukapakapa (Swims with much splashing) and you pronounce it "Caw-Copper-Copper" in Maori but most white folks (Pakeha) pronounce it "Cow-Copper-Copper" Locally (and I know you gonna love this) its referred to as "KKK"
Kees lives in Beachlands which oddly enough is pronounced "Beachlands"
Go here for more interesting stuff about NZ place names http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/...ri-place-names
Maori vowels are pronounced as if they rhyme with certain numbers or words...like this:
A = Are
E = There
I = Three
O = Or
U = Two
Or phonetically "Are, Air, Ee, Ore, Oo"
Then "Wh" = "F"
Put it together and "Whangaparaoa" is pronounced "Fharn-gar-par-oo-are"
"Whanga" = Bay, "Paraoa" = Whale....Whangaparaoa is "Whale Bay".
A Maori "R" however is more like a tap with the tongue to the roof of the mouth...similar to a D.
I live in Kaukapakapa (Swims with much splashing) and you pronounce it "Caw-Copper-Copper" in Maori but most white folks (Pakeha) pronounce it "Cow-Copper-Copper" Locally (and I know you gonna love this) its referred to as "KKK"
Kees lives in Beachlands which oddly enough is pronounced "Beachlands"
Go here for more interesting stuff about NZ place names http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/...ri-place-names
Now I know why it took me 15 minutes to put the address on the package.
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I go fishing here and the boat ramp is literally 2 minutes from my gate.
I go fishing here and the boat ramp is literally 2 minutes from my gate.