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T tikitube Grand Member (1 year) Ozark Underwater Cliffs Joined: Apr 25, 2017 Posts: 279	T tikitube Posted posted on Thu, Aug 30, 2018 1:10 PM On 2018-08-30 12:58, tikicoma wrote: tikitube, I used to work with a guy from New Zealand who is Maori. Somehow we got on the subject of how it's pronounced and he proceeded to say it 3 different ways that he said were used by different Maori families in different parts of the country. None of the three were quite how americans commonly say it. [ Edited by: tikicoma 2018-08-30 13:05 ] Thanks, good to know. For some reason, I always thought it was pronounced like "may-or-ee", but wasn't certain.

On 2018-08-30 12:58, tikicoma wrote:
tikitube, I used to work with a guy from New Zealand who is Maori. Somehow we got on the subject of how it's pronounced and he proceeded to say it 3 different ways that he said were used by different Maori families in different parts of the country. None of the three were quite how americans commonly say it.

[ Edited by: tikicoma 2018-08-30 13:05 ]

Thanks, good to know. For some reason, I always thought it was pronounced like "may-or-ee", but wasn't certain.

Post #789543 by tikitube on Thu, Aug 30, 2018 1:10 PM