Endangered Kākā reappear in New Plymouth (Taranaki), bewildering experts rnz.co.nz Submitted by is0ph t3_ye1c3z on October 26, 2022 at 3:47 PM in UpliftingNews 16 comments 208
picklefluffer t1_ity4kad wrote on October 27, 2022 at 3:50 AM How do you pronounce this name? I’m not familiar with the “ā” sound Permalink 1 is0ph OP t1_ityle9p wrote on October 27, 2022 at 7:04 AM There’s no pronunciation help for kākā on wikipedia, but there is for kākāpō, the night parrot: /ˈkɑːkəpoʊ/ KAH-kə-poh; Māori: [kaːkaːpɔː] So: KAH-ka. Permalink Parent 1 [deleted] t1_iuc3vku wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:54 AM [deleted] Permalink Parent 1
is0ph OP t1_ityle9p wrote on October 27, 2022 at 7:04 AM There’s no pronunciation help for kākā on wikipedia, but there is for kākāpō, the night parrot: /ˈkɑːkəpoʊ/ KAH-kə-poh; Māori: [kaːkaːpɔː] So: KAH-ka. Permalink Parent 1
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