Editing Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu

{{Short description|Hill in New Zealand}}
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{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name          = {{langr|mi|{{shy|Taumata|whakatangihanga|koauau|o|tamatea|turi|pukaka|piki|maunga|horo|nuku|pokai|whenua|ki|tana|tahu}}}}
| native_name_lang = mi
| other_name    = {{hlist|Taumata|Taumata Hill}}
| translation   = The summit where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, the slider, climber of mountains, the land-swallower who travelled about, played his ''[[kōauau]]'' (flute) to his loved one.
| language      = [[Māori language|Māori]]
| photo         = File:New Zealand 0577.jpg
| photo_caption = Sign on Wimbledon Road displaying the 85-character name. The summit of the hill is at centre in the far distance.
| elevation_m   = 305
| location      = Near [[Pōrangahau]], [[Hawke's Bay]]
| country       = New Zealand
| coordinates   = {{coord|-40.346|176.5402|type:mountain_region:NZ|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''{{langr|mi|{{shy|Taumata|whakatangihanga|koauau|o|tamatea|turi|pukaka|piki|maunga|horo|nuku|pokai|whenua|ki|tana|tahu}}}}'''{{efn|{{IPA|mi|taʉmata{{wbr}}ɸakataŋihaŋa{{wbr}}koːaʉaʉ{{wbr}}ɔ{{wbr}}tamatɛa{{wbr}}tʉɾi{{wbr}}pʉkaka{{wbr}}piki{{wbr}}maʉŋa{{wbr}}hɔɾɔ{{wbr}}nʉkʉ{{wbr}}pɔkai{{wbr}}ɸɛnʉa{{wbr}}ki{{wbr}}tana{{wbr}}tahʉ|wrap=all}}; This spelling is based on signs near the hill, two of which are shown in photographs in this article.}} is a hill near [[Pōrangahau]], south of [[Waipukurau]], in southern [[Hawke's Bay]], [[New Zealand]]. The summit of the hill is {{convert|305|m|ft}} above sea level. The hill is notable primarily for its unusually long name, which is of [[Māori language|Māori]] origin; it is often shortened to '''Taumata''' for brevity.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Reed |first=A. W. |author-link=Alexander Wyclif Reed |title=Place Names of New Zealand |publisher=Raupo |year=2010 |isbn=9780143204107 |editor-last=Peter Dowling |location=Rosedale, North Shore |page=392}}</ref> It has gained a measure of fame as it is the [[List of long place names|longest place name]] found in any English-speaking country, and possibly the longest place name in the world, according to ''World Atlas''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 January 2019 |title=The world's longest place name |url=https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-10-longest-place-names-in-the-world.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129091214/https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-10-longest-place-names-in-the-world.html |archive-date=29 January 2019 |access-date=9 January 2019 |work=World Atlas |publisher=World Atlas |quote=The world's longest place name belongs to a hill near Porangahau in the southern Hawke's Bay in New Zealand. It is a name given in the Māori language. This hill is 305 meters tall and is famously known for its long name. This name has since been shortened to Taumata for the ease of pronunciation. The meaning of the name has been translated to mean "the place where Tamatea, the man who had big knees, the climber of mountains, the slider, the land-swallower that travelled about, played the nose flute that he had to the loved ones." With 85 characters, it is the longest place name in the world according to the Guinness World Records.}}</ref> The name of the hill (with 85 characters) has been listed in the ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' as the longest place name. Other versions of the name, including longer ones, are also sometimes used.

==Name==
The name ''{{shy|Taumata|whakatangihanga|koauau|o|tamatea|turi|pukaka|piki|maunga|horo|nuku|pokai|whenua|ki|tana|tahu}}'' translates roughly as "the summit where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, the slider, climber of mountains, the land-swallower who travelled about, played his {{lang|mi|[[kōauau]]}} (flute) to his loved one".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Town with the longest name in New Zealand |url=https://www.newzealand.com/us/feature/the-longest-place-name-in-new-zealand/ |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=www.newzealand.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Other versions===
[[File:NZs-longest-place-name.jpg|thumb|left|An older sign for the hill in 2013]]

The name has multiple alternative forms, some of them being longer still. ''{{lang|mi|{{shy|Taumata|whakatangi|hanga|koauau|o|tamatea|ure|haea|turi|pukaka|piki|maunga|horo|nuku|pokai|whenua|ki|tana|tahu}}}}'' has 92 letters. An even longer version, ''{{lang|mi|Taumata-whakatangihanga-koauau-o-Tamatea-hau-mai-tawhiti-ure-haea-turi-pukaka-piki-maunga-horo-nuku-pokai-whenua-ki-tana-tahu}}'', has 105 letters and means "the hill of the flute playing by Tamatea – who was blown hither from afar, had a [[Dorsal slit|slit penis]], grazed his knees climbing mountains, fell on the earth, and encircled the land – to his beloved one".<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Denniston |first1=George C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K6Ho2pAV35sC&pg=PA130 |title=Understanding Circumcision: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to a Multi-Dimensional Problem |last2=Frederick Mansfield Hodges |last3=Marilyn Fayre Milos |date=31 October 2001 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-0-306-46701-1 |page=130 |access-date=26 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026055106/https://books.google.com/books?id=K6Ho2pAV35sC&pg=PA130#v=onepage&q&f=false |archive-date=26 October 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Maps from 1929 published by the [[Department of Lands and Survey]] use a 28-character name ''{{lang|mi|{{shy|Taumata|whakatangihanga|koauau}}}}''.<ref>{{Cite map |publisher=NZ Lands and Survey |title=HB41: Porangahau Survey District |year=1929 |scale=1:63360 |series=NZMS13 |cartography=W. J. Harding |section=HB41 |url=https://geodatahub.library.auckland.ac.nz/public/maps/LINZ/NZMS/NZMS_013/jpg/NZMS013_HB41_1929.jpg |access-date=26 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225211630/https://geodatahub.library.auckland.ac.nz/public/maps/LINZ/NZMS/NZMS_013/jpg/NZMS013_HB41_1929.jpg |archive-date=25 February 2020 |url-status=live |format=JPEG}}</ref><ref>{{LINZ|50879|{{shy|Taumata|whakatangihanga|koauau}}|26 February 2020}}</ref> In 1941, the [[Honorary Geographic Board of New Zealand]] renamed the hill to a 57-character name ''{{lang|mi|{{shy|Taumata|whakatangihanga|koauau|o|tamatea|pokai|whenua|ki|tana|tahu}}}}'', which has been an official name since 1948, and first appeared in a 1955 map.<ref>{{Cite map |last=Lands and Survey Department |author-link=Lands and Survey Department |title=Porangahau |year=1955 |edition=1st |scale=1:63360 |series=NZMS1 |section=N151 |url=https://geodatahub.library.auckland.ac.nz/public/maps/LINZ/NZMS/NZMS_001/jpg/NZMS001_N151_1955.jpg |access-date=26 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225211631/https://geodatahub.library.auckland.ac.nz/public/maps/LINZ/NZMS/NZMS_001/jpg/NZMS001_N151_1955.jpg |archive-date=25 February 2020 |url-status=live |format=JPEG}}</ref> The New Zealand Geographic Placenames Database, maintained by [[Land Information New Zealand]] (LINZ), shows the official name with [[Macron (diacritic)|macrons]] {{lang|mi|{{shy|Taumata|whakatangihanga|kōauau|o|tamatea|pōkai|whenua|ki|tāna|tahu}}}}.<ref>{{LINZ|5847|{{shy|Taumata|whakatangihanga|kōauau|o|tamatea|pōkai|whenua|ki|tāna|tahu}}|8 August 2019}}</ref>

==Tamatea Urehaea==
{{Main|Tamatea Urehaea}}
{{Location map
| New Zealand
| label = Taumata
| lat_dir = S | lat_deg=40 | lat_min=20
| lon_dir = E | lon_deg=176 | lon_min=32
| position = left
| width = 181
| float = right
| caption = Location of Taumata
}}

{{langr|mi|Tamatea-pōkai-whenua}} (Tamatea, the explorer of the land) was the father of {{langr|mi|Kahungunu}}, ancestor of the {{langr|mi|[[Ngāti Kahungunu]]}} tribe ([[iwi]]).<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Papatūānuku – the land |encyclopedia=[[Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand]] |url=http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/TheBush/Landscapes/PapatuanukuTheLand/en |access-date=14 June 2018 |date=21 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090403081930/http://www.teara.govt.nz/TheBush/Landscapes/PapatuanukuTheLand/en |archive-date=3 April 2009 |author=Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal}}</ref> Mention of {{langr|mi|Tamatea}}'s explorations of the land occur not only in {{langr|mi|Ngāti Kahungunu}} legends, but also in the traditions of iwi from [[Northland Region|Northland]], where he is said to have explored the [[Hokianga]] and [[Kaipara Harbour|Kaipara]] harbours.

In traditions from the [[Bay of Plenty Region]], he left a son, {{langr|mi|Ranginui}}, who is the ancestor of {{langr|mi|[[Ngāti Ranginui]]}} of [[Tauranga]]. Legends from the East Coast of the North Island tell of his explorations in {{langr|mi|[[Napier, New Zealand|Ahuriri]]}}, {{langr|mi|[[Hastings, New Zealand|Heretaunga]]}}, {{langr|mi|[[Māhia Peninsula|Māhia]]}}, {{langr|mi|[[Pōrangahau]]}}, {{langr|mi|[[Gisborne, New Zealand|Tūranga-nui]]}} and {{langr|mi|[[Wairoa]]}}. He travelled via the {{langr|mi|Mangakopikopiko}} River, over the {{langr|mi|Tītī-o-kura}} saddle via {{langr|mi|Pohokura}} to [[Lake Taupō]]. The [[Otamatea River (Northland)|Ōtamatea River]] is named after him. {{langr|mi|Tamatea}} is also the name of a place in Napier.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}

Early [[South Island]] legends say that {{langr|mi|Tamatea}} sailed down the east coast. His canoe was wrecked in the far south, and transformed into the {{langr|mi|Tākitimu}} mountain range. {{langr|mi|Tamatea}} then returned to the North Island, and travelled via the [[Whanganui River]].<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Ngā waewae tapu – Māori exploration |encyclopedia=[[Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand]] |url=http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/TheBush/UnderstandingTheNaturalWorld/NgaWaewaeTapuMaoriExploration/en |access-date=14 June 2018 |last=Taonui |first=Rāwiri |date=21 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615151711/http://www.teara.govt.nz/TheBush/UnderstandingTheNaturalWorld/NgaWaewaeTapuMaoriExploration/en |archive-date=15 June 2009}}</ref>

==In popular culture==
The name is referenced in various works:
* The name is the subject of a 1960 song by the New Zealand balladeer [[Peter Cape]].<ref>[http://folksong.org.nz/petrcape.html New Zealand Folk Song: Peter Cape] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209051034/http://www.folksong.org.nz/petrcape.html |date=9 February 2021 }} According to this source, Cape calls it "Taumata".</ref>
* It appears in the 1976 (re-released in 1979) single "The Lone Ranger" by British band [[Quantum Jump]], which featured in the title sequence of the second series of ''[[The Kenny Everett Video Show]]''.{{citation needed|date=October 2014}}
* It is featured in a [[Mountain Dew]] jingle and a [[SEEK]] Learning TV ad in Australia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Long Name, Bro – Learnings from SEEK Learning |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddiU9dyzDNk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131119063929/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddiU9dyzDNk |archive-date=2013-11-19 |access-date=10 February 2015 |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>
* The name is featured in the 2019 song "Open Road" by New Zealand artist Ra Costelloe.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://genius.com/Ra-costelloe-open-road-lyrics | title=Ra Costelloe – Open Road }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://music.apple.com/gh/album/open-road-single/1418109207 | title=Open Road – Single by Ra Costelloe on Apple Music }}</ref>

Tennis star [[Martina Navratilova]] learned to say the word when she was ten years old.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Louisa Wall |date=29 March 2011 |title=A real show from the titans of tennis |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10009589 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624233852/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10009589 |archive-date=24 June 2019 |access-date=28 March 2011 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |quote=And on a rainy day in Czechoslovakia, a bored 10-year-old Navratilova learned one of the longest place names in the world. Little did she know that one day she would be in New Zealand, saying {{shy|Taumata|whakatangihanga|koauau|o|tamatea|pokai|whenua|ki|tana|tahu}} to compliment her thanks to the people of Tamaki Makaurau for their hospitality.}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of long place names]]
* [[Longest word in English#Place names|Longest place names in English]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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[[Category:Hills of New Zealand]]
[[Category:Landforms of Hawke's Bay]]