🕯️ Traditions Longest place-name

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The longest place-name still in use is a New Zealand hill, Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwenuakitnatahu

Broken down by syllable, the full place name is pronounced: Tau-ma-ta-wha-ka-ta-ngi-ha-nga-ko-au-au-o-ta-ma-te-a-tu-ri-pu-ka-ka-pi-ki-mau-nga-ho-ro-nu-ku-po-kai-whe-nu-a-ki-ta-na-ta-hu.

Near Porangahau in Hawke's Bay is an unassuming hill known as "Taumata whakatangi hangakoauau o tamateaturi pukakapiki maunga horo nuku pokai whenua kitanatahu", which translates into English as "the place where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, who slid, climbed and swallowed mountains, known as 'landeater or the land-swallower who travelled about, played his You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. to his loved one.

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu is a hill near You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., south of You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. in southern You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., New Zealand. The height of the hill is 305 metres (1,001 ft). The hill is notable primarily for its unusually long name, which is of You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. origin; it is often shortened to Taumata for brevity. It has gained a measure of fame as it is the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. found in any English-speaking country, and the second-longest place name in the world, according to Wises New Zealand Guide and You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.. The name of the hill (with 85 characters) has also been listed in the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. as the longest place name. Other versions of the name, including longer ones, are also sometimes used...


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