maori

ok, how is it pronounced? I've heard it both "May or E" and "Mao Re"

 

the second one. i've only ever heard non-new zealanders use May-or-i

 

thanks, always wondered that..and i was wrong

 

Hearing an American say the word 'Maori' or for that matter ANY Maori word is something I have always found totally hilarious. They pronounce it all so crazy hehe.

 

i would use NEITHER of those pronunciations.

this is the offical pronunciation of the word (from the dictionary ) (mour)

if that doesn't make sense then

it is effectivly "Mou Re" (roll the "R" 2 time, not re re. but just a rolled r)

hope that helps.

Doug

 

thanks,

i've had fun trying to pronounce some of the maori words you all have posted , it hasnt been pretty haha

 

yeah, the bit on zoolander where they talk about the may-or-ri tribesman always has my flatmates and I in hysterics

 

OMG zoolander is like my Hero.

OoooooOo i love that movie, it was so ahead of its time, so misunderstood. and yet so vain

Doug

 

speaking of zoolander, i just saw dodgeball on friday..has ben stiller and his wife(who was also in zoolander i believe).....really funny

 

ben stiller and own wilson are the absolutle shit. I love them to bits - and zoolander...so many good quotes

"can I call you matil?" (that one still hasn't died in our flat)
"what is this, a centre for ants?...it will have to be at least [pause] three times that size"
"I think I've got the black lung pop" *then those feeble coughs*

and my brothers favourite part, about being on Mt Vesuvius - classics nerds rejoice

 

hey now, classics and nerds arent to go into the same sentence!

 

Mow-ree (rhymes with cow) is the most common but Anglicised pronounciation. I think More-ree is closer to correct.