Maori Language Week Challenge

With Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori (Maori Language Week) almost upon us the challenge for all Muritai School students is to do with the longest place name in Aotearoa and the second longest place name in the world.

The year 5/6 challenge is to be able to memorize as much of the place name as possible. The place name is named after the hill in which "Tamatea, with the big knees, who climbed mountains, the land swallower, who circumnavigated NZ, played his flute to his beloved. "

The place name is:

Taumata-whakatangihanga-koauau-o-tamatea-turi-pukaka-piki-maunga-horo-nuku-pokai-whenua-ki-tana-tahu.


This video will help with pronunciation although it is not perfect: