At 09:43 PM 10/2/2004, Russell McMahon wrote:

>>>Liz is "a" queen. There's also the Maori Queen, Dame Te Arikinui Te Atai-rangikaahu
>>
>>That's easy for *you* to say!  :-)
>
>Actually, it's not too hard for most English speakers to say. Maori is relatively phonetic as the written language was developed from the spoken language by Englishmen. One you know the correct vowel sounds it more or less follows OK. Won't sound right to a competent Maori speaker but close to the best you manage anyway :-)

Same for Hawaiian.

Old joke:

How do you pronounce Hawaiian?
Just like it's spelled.

Ok, say "MahiMahi"  
"ma-he-ma-he"
Fine.

Ok, say "Kalakaua"
"Ka-la-kaua"
Fine.

Right, Now say "Wahine"
"Wa-He-Ne"
Good

Now say "Pipeline"
"Pi-Pe-Li-Ne"
Nope, that's english.


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