THE MAORI LANGUAGE
Sir,-On the evening of .Monday, January 3, the opinion was’ broadcast from 2YA that the pronunciation of "New Zealand" did not matter so long as the hearer understood what was meant. A schoolboy would probably earn a flogging if he acted on such advice. The question under discussion was whether the effort to secure correct pronunciation of Maori place names should be continued. I hope that the effort will be continued, because it is one way of cherishing all that is of interest in Maori history and tradition. The difficulties are many, but the prevailing pronunciation of Paraparaumu is vulgar in the extreme, I am one of many who have an affection for Maori place-names and their force and vitality is strengthened by an understanding of their meaning and by an effort to pronounce them in native
fashion.
W. R.
MARTIN
(Martinborough).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 20, Issue 501, 28 January 1949, Page 5
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145THE MAORI LANGUAGE New Zealand Listener, Volume 20, Issue 501, 28 January 1949, Page 5
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