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Whats that place on the mountain dew commercial? tamalewakekuwawaforcryingoutlouditssolongandireallywannaknow? |
Travel Info Whats that place on the mountain dew commercial? tamalewakekuwawaforcryingoutlouditssolongandireallywannaknow? Travel Tips For crying out...huh?...lol...are you for real? Its world famous and features in the guiness book of records. "Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo... is the M膩ori name for a hill, 305 metres high, close to Porangahau, south of Waipukurau in southern Hawke's Bay, New Zealand is: "Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo... or "Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo... The name is often shortened to Taumata by the locals for ease of conversation. The name on the sign that marks this hill uses the second form, which translates roughly as The brow [or summit] of the hill [or place], where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, who slid [down], climbed [up] and swallowed mountains, [to travel the land], [who is] known as the land eater, played [on] his [nose] flute to his loved one. At 85 letters, it is one of the longest placenames in the world. The even longer third form has 92 letters, and has been entered into the Guinness Book of Records as such. |
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