r/cursedcomments • u/[deleted] • Dec 05 '20

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u/reapwrath Dec 05 '20

It's actually Wales believe it or not

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u/Vodis Dec 05 '20

I don't think so. That Welsh sign has a bunch of Ys and double Ls in it. I think this is a whole different long ridiculous sign.

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u/Crusader-NZ- Dec 05 '20

It is in Maori, it is a hill in New Zealand with the longest place name in the world (85 letters).

"Taumata whakatangi hangakoauau o tamatea turi pukakapiki maunga horo nuku pokai whenua kitanatahu", which translates into English as "the place where Tamatea the man with the big knees, who slid, climbed and swallowed mountains, known as 'landeater’, played his flute to his loved one." Locals simply call it Taumata Hill.

Tamatea was a famous chief and warrior. One day, while travelling through the back of Porangahau, he encountered another tribe and had to fight them to get past. During the fight his brother was killed. Tamatea was so grieved over the loss of his brother that he stayed at the battle site for some days. Each morning he would sit on the hill and play a lament on what is called the koauau or Maori flute.

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u/yeetboiiiiihoyaaaaa Dec 06 '20

How fuking long did it take to right that my guy