A MAORI TONGUE-TWISTER
Away in the heart of the Urewera country Mr. R. E. Champtaloup, service officer of the Auckland Automobile Association, discovered a champion Maori word.N It contains over 30 letters and reads like a piece of blank verse. Unfortunately Mr. Champtaloup left it behind with him. but he has sent a message for it to be sent to Auckland. The word has been made up about a German professor who went into the Ureewra to study the language.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 12, 5 April 1927, Page 9
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80A MAORI TONGUE-TWISTER Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 12, 5 April 1927, Page 9
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