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Post #15019 by PiPhiRho on Thu, Nov 28, 2002 1:03 PM
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Think of Mao as in Chairman Mao, or Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow. Or M- OW as in the sound you make when you stub your toe. The Ri is REE. Put the accent on the first syllable, MAO-ri. That is the way I have always heard it pronounced. Maybe we have some New Zealanders here that can give us a definitive answer. |