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How to pronounce Aotearoa?

Pronunciation of Aotearoa in New Zealand

The New zealand pronunciation of Aotearoa, specifically in Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, is

aa oh t ai aa r oh aa
  • aa sounds like the 'a' in car
  • oh sounds like the 'o' in so
  • t sounds like the 't' in to
  • ai sounds like the 'ai' in pain
  • r sounds like the 'r' in rat

"In some traditional stories, Aotearoa was the name of the canoe (waka) of the explorer Kupe, and he named the land after it. Kupe's wife Kuramārōtini (in some versions, his daughter) was watching the horizon and called "He ao! He ao!" ("a cloud! a cloud!").[7] Other versions say the canoe was guided by a long white cloud in the course of the day and by a long bright cloud at night. On arrival, the sign of land to Kupe's crew was the long cloud hanging over it. The cloud caught Kupe's attention and he said "Surely is a point of land". Due to the cloud which greeted them, Kupe named the land Aotearoa. - Wikipedia"

Type of Name: Name Of Country
Origin: Maori
Other spelling(s): N/A
Meaning: Land Of The Long White Cloud/New Zealand

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Pronunciation of Aotearoa in New Zealand

The New zealand pronunciation of Aotearoa, specifically in Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, is

AH-o-TAY-ah-ro-ah

"In some traditional stories, Aotearoa was the name of the canoe (waka) of the explorer Kupe, and he named the land after it. Kupe's wife Kuramārōtini (in some versions, his daughter) was watching the horizon and called "He ao! He ao!" ("a cloud! a cloud!").[7] Other versions say the canoe was guided by a long white cloud in the course of the day and by a long bright cloud at night. On arrival, the sign of land to Kupe's crew was the long cloud hanging over it. The cloud caught Kupe's attention and he said "Surely is a point of land". Due to the cloud which greeted them, Kupe named the land Aotearoa. - Wikipedia"

Type of Name: Name Of Country
Origin: Maori
Other spelling(s): N/A
Meaning: Land Of The Long White Cloud/New Zealand

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