Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu Poem by Ahmad Shiddiqi

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu

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summit where Tamatea
man with the big knees
the climber of mountains
the land-swallower who travelled
about played his nose flute to his loved one


305 metres high
south of Waipukurau
close to Porangahau
the Mā ori name for a hill
southern Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

COMMENTS OF THE POEM

Is this the longest word in the Maori language/ i gave you a ten.i lived in Hawaii for several years and i understand the polynesian culture.Good work.

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Ahmad Shiddiqi

Ahmad Shiddiqi

Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
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