Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu, New Zealand has one of the longest place names in the world. It can be translated to “The summit where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, the climber of mountains, the land-swallower who travelled about, played his nose flute to his loved one”. Here’s how it’s pronounced in Māori language.

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu, New Zealand has one of the longest place names in the world. It can be translated to “The summit where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, the climber of mountains, the land-swallower who travelled about, played his nose flute to his loved one”. Here’s how it’s pronounced in Māori language.

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    At 85 letters, it has been listed...the Guinness World Records as one of the longest place...
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    NOSE FLUTE NOSE. FLUTE. GUYS SPONEBOB IS FROM NEW ZEALAND
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    I just asked the Boy’s welsh parents to pronounce’Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch’ and they...
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    There are so many unnecessary descriptors...so much shorter without them, lol. Same
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