Sir,-I was surpriséd to see what irrelevant indignation was aroused by my request for better. pronunciation of Maori. Your correspondents are obviously unaware that the term "Pakeha Maori" implies sympathy, interest, and understanding towards the Maori people. One correspondent: says that Maoris habitually Anglicise their own place names. That is very true, in that their innate tact will not permit them to appear to correct’ the Pakeha in his
atrocious pronunciation. But let your correspondent overhear Maoris talking together, and he will fird the names given their tone value. To draw a parallel between New Zealand and U.S.A. is not only a false analogy-it is an insult to our Maori people. The American Negro has never had a language, let alone any culture, However, this whole point is totally irrelevant.
PAKEHA
MAORI
(Havelock North).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 19, Issue 487, 22 October 1948, Page 5
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