Type Mountain
Usage English
Meaning & History
From Maori taumata-whakatangi-hanga-koauau-o-Tamatea-turi-pukaka-piki-maunga-horo-nuku-pokai-whenua-ki-tana-tahu meaning "the hill where the great traveller Chief Tamatea with the bony knees, who slid and climbed mountains, played his flute to his beloved". This is a name of a hill in New Zealand, often shortened to Taumata, known as the longest place name found in any English-speaking country.