▲ 43 ▼ Homeowners oppose street name chosen by iwi, saying the 17-letter name is too long (i.stuff.co.nz) submitted 3 years ago by z2k_@lemmy.nz to c/newzealand@lemmy.nz 101 comments fedilink hide all child comments I guess they didn’t want people to end up calling it P Road
[–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 5 points 3 years ago (2 children) It's definitely a lot easier when you break it up like that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago Yeah, it is much easier when you read it and then say what you read. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Longpork_afficianado@lemmy.nz 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Yeah, Māori is actually pretty easy to pronounce if you break it apart. There are only five vowel sounds and they don't change depending on context like with English. The only downside is that names are often comprised of several words smooshed together, so you have to pick it apart yourself the first time you read it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ozymati@lemmy.nz 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) If I can say shmutzfangmatten then I can say Papakangahorohoro. I bet half the people complaining wouldn't be if they were trying to name it for a (hypothetical) historical German doormat factory instead of giving it a perfectly cromulent Maori name (I think something to do with earthquakes?). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 1 point 2 years ago I definitely couldn't pronounce shmutzfangmatten though, and I doubt most of NZ could either. I also think there would be a similar push back if you tried to name a street that. Kinda a ridiculous hypothetical to be honest. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago Yeah, it is much easier when you read it and then say what you read. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Longpork_afficianado@lemmy.nz 4 points 3 years ago (1 child) Yeah, Māori is actually pretty easy to pronounce if you break it apart. There are only five vowel sounds and they don't change depending on context like with English. The only downside is that names are often comprised of several words smooshed together, so you have to pick it apart yourself the first time you read it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ozymati@lemmy.nz 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) If I can say shmutzfangmatten then I can say Papakangahorohoro. I bet half the people complaining wouldn't be if they were trying to name it for a (hypothetical) historical German doormat factory instead of giving it a perfectly cromulent Maori name (I think something to do with earthquakes?). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 1 point 2 years ago I definitely couldn't pronounce shmutzfangmatten though, and I doubt most of NZ could either. I also think there would be a similar push back if you tried to name a street that. Kinda a ridiculous hypothetical to be honest. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ozymati@lemmy.nz 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) If I can say shmutzfangmatten then I can say Papakangahorohoro. I bet half the people complaining wouldn't be if they were trying to name it for a (hypothetical) historical German doormat factory instead of giving it a perfectly cromulent Maori name (I think something to do with earthquakes?). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 1 point 2 years ago I definitely couldn't pronounce shmutzfangmatten though, and I doubt most of NZ could either. I also think there would be a similar push back if you tried to name a street that. Kinda a ridiculous hypothetical to be honest. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 1 point 2 years ago I definitely couldn't pronounce shmutzfangmatten though, and I doubt most of NZ could either. I also think there would be a similar push back if you tried to name a street that. Kinda a ridiculous hypothetical to be honest. permalink fedilink source parent