Re: CHAT: silly names

I suppose then, that I'm naming the hill in my front yard,

"Theplacewherethebaldguyscottslippedandfellandsliddownthehillandsufferedawhi
plashbecauseofit."

That's what really happened 3 years ago...
Scott

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Constructed Languages List [mailto:CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU]On
> Behalf Of Barry Garcia
> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 12:47 AM
> To: CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU
> Subject: Re: CHAT: silly names
>
>
> CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU writes:
> >I'm told some place in New Zealand has an even longer name.
> >
> >Ray.
>
> Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupo
> kaiwhenuakitanatahu
>
> Translation: 'the place where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, who
> slid, climbed, and swallowed mountains, known as land eater, played his
> flute to his loved one.