Taumatawhakatangihanga Place Name

Text on the meme

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu

What it means

He tāne e tohu ana, e whakahua ana i te ingoa roa rawa o tētahi wāhi i Aotearoa. Ko te whakakatakata ko te roa me te uaua o te ingoa, ā, ka mutu tana whakahua me te kōrero “Easy for you to say.” Ka tukuna hei urupare mō tētahi mea tino uaua ki te whakahua, ki te maumahara rānei. EN: A man points along and recites the extremely long name of a place in New Zealand. The joke is the absurd length and difficulty of the name, followed by the line “Easy for you to say.” It is shared as a reaction to something difficult to pronounce or remember.

Speech

OK, whānau? We are in Tau mata wakatangi tanga Ko au au o tamatea Turipu kaka piki mau māunga Horo nuku Fokka iwi he nua ki tana tahu to his lava! Easy for you to say.

Sound

insect / насекомое cricket

Objects

man in black clothing / мужчина в чёрной одежде long roadside sign / длинный дорожный знак place-name lettering / надпись с названием места grassy field / травяное поле hills / холмы trees / деревья fence / забор information board / информационный стенд walking path / пешеходная тропа outdoor landscape / пейзаж на открытом воздухе