MAORI PRONUNCIATION
Sir-I was pleased to see the letter of Kia Tiki about the mispronunciation of Maori by the announcers. Two or three years ago, at the time of the floods
in the Eketahuna district, the announcer murdered every Maori place-name he read. I wrote in protest and received a letter from the Director of Broadcasting, saying that it was not possible to take the matter up in war-time. Meanwhile Wairarapa becomes wirer-rapper; Eketahuna is Eketahooner; Pahiatua Pahiatooer and so on. Try announcing then with each syllable of equal accent and the letter A pronouncer like Ah, and you will find Maori one of the most euphonious languages in being.
EPHESUS
(Otaki),
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 12, Issue 310, 1 June 1945, Page 5
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112MAORI PRONUNCIATION New Zealand Listener, Volume 12, Issue 310, 1 June 1945, Page 5
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