(December 18, 2023 at 4:12 am)Fake Messiah Wrote:(December 18, 2023 at 2:18 am)Ahriman Wrote: Just as a quick aside, you know that little line above the A in Māori? Yeah, why is that necessary?
It's a macron so that you pronounce the word Māori with respect, and not how Christians (missionaries) pronounce it as "savage pagans".
The number of tourists we get who pronounce it 'may-OR-ee' is stunning. Hurts my ears every time I hear it.
Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson