[Koha] Pronouncing Horowhenua?

[Reed Wade]

2010/10/21 Robin Sheat <robin at catalyst.net.nz>:
> Chris Nighswonger schreef op wo 20-10-2010 om 13:56 [-0400]:
>> horowhenua (haw_raw_fen_oo_a)
>
> If you want some more confusion, the 'r' can be more like a 'd' (or
> perhaps 'rd',) rather than a rolled 'r' (but if you don't do that, it's
> not a big deal, you'll just sound like you learnt Māori in a different
> part of the country ;)
>
> And yeah, 'wh' is pretty much the same as 'f' (again, it has regional
> differences, but I don't think you really need worry about that :)
>
> I'm sure this doesn't help you at all...


So, my fav part of this is the presumption that how Robin pronounces
an 'r' or 'd' is well known by many readers.

For the record Robin's consonants have a sort of Scots-Chinese quality.

-reed