Talk:Te Wahipounamu

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Is Te Wahipounamu a northernization of Te Wai Pounamu? I have heard Te Wā'i Pounamu, with a glottal stop, as a name for the South Island. The spelling with h would be in line with usage in some northern Māori dialects, particularly in the Taranaki-Whanganui area, where the h is pronounced as a glottal stop, but retained as h in the spelling. Koro Neil (talk) 05:13, 4 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]