# New Zealandish? **URL:** \ **Category:** English Grammar & Usage\ **Tags:** nz\ **Created:** [January 30, 2007, 10:05am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/new-zealandish/35431 "2007-01-30T10:05:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Chris](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/958977/32.png) [@Chris](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2007, 9:54am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/new-zealandish/35431/21 "2007-01-31T09:54:35Z")
> [@tmwc](#): > > The Maori people arrived in New Zealand from a mystical homeland… Yeah. It’s called Taiwan! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![tommy525](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/tommy525/32/272487_2.png) [@tommy525](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tommy525)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2007, 10:05am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/new-zealandish/35431/22 "2007-01-31T10:05:30Z")
> [@Chris](#): > > > [@tmwc](#): > > > > The Maori people arrived in New Zealand from a mystical homeland… > > Yeah. It’s called Taiwan! 🙂 thats what the school of thought is these days with new evidence. That instead of the Taiwan Abos coming from POlynesia, they are in fact the ORGINS of the polynesians. Much older artifacts unearthed on taiwan then other polynesian places it seems [pnas.org/cgi/reprint/97/15/8225.pdf](http://www.pnas.org/cgi/reprint/97/15/8225.pdf) [biologynews.net/archives/200 … anese.html](http://www.biologynews.net/archives/2005/07/05/genetic_link_confirmed_between_polynesians_and_indigenous_taiwanese.html) [sciencemag.org/cgi/content/s … /5509/1735](http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/summary/291/5509/1735) ---
**Author:** ![the\_bear](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/the_bear/32/192391_2.png) [@the\_bear](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/the_bear)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2007, 10:16am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/new-zealandish/35431/23 "2007-01-31T10:16:31Z")
> [@tommy525](#): > > > [@Chris](#): > > > > > [@tmwc](#): > > > > > > The Maori people arrived in New Zealand from a mystical homeland… > > > > Yeah. It’s called Taiwan! 🙂 > > thats what the school of thought is these days with new evidence. That instead of the Taiwan Abos coming from POlynesia, they are in fact the ORGINS of the polynesians. Much older artifacts unearthed on taiwan then other polynesian places it seems > > [pnas.org/cgi/reprint/97/15/8225.pdf](http://www.pnas.org/cgi/reprint/97/15/8225.pdf) > > [biologynews.net/archives/200 … anese.html](http://www.biologynews.net/archives/2005/07/05/genetic_link_confirmed_between_polynesians_and_indigenous_taiwanese.html) > > [sciencemag.org/cgi/content/s … /5509/1735](http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/summary/291/5509/1735) we _ahem_ dont say “abo” anymore (at least not when anyone’s listening to paraphase monty python) ---
**Author:** ![gg1965](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/e95f7d/32.png) [@gg1965](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/gg1965)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2007, 10:18am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/new-zealandish/35431/24 "2007-01-31T10:18:41Z")
So why are people from Holland, or The Netherlands, called Dutch? ---
**Author:** ![pieman1](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@pieman1](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/pieman1)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2007, 10:29am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/new-zealandish/35431/25 "2007-01-31T10:29:26Z")
> [@](#): > > What’s the adjective for “United Kingdom” ? > > UKainian. Many years ago, the columnist Keith Waterhouse coined the term “Ukkish” (as opposed to British) in a satirical piece about class differences. For example, a fried breakfast is British, whereas arfternoon tea is Ukkish. And there are two pronunciations of the word “scone”, one British and one Ukkish. ---
**Author:** ![tmwc](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@tmwc](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tmwc)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2007, 8:41am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/new-zealandish/35431/26 "2007-02-01T08:41:29Z")
> [@pieman1](#): > > And there are two pronunciations of the word “scone”, one British and one Ukkish. It rhymes with stone, bone, alone and cone. There is no example in the English language of a word ending with ‘one’ rhyming with ‘Ron’. Absolutely none. ---
**Author:** ![irishstu](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/45deac/32.png) [@irishstu](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/irishstu)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2007, 8:44am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/new-zealandish/35431/27 "2007-02-01T08:44:21Z")
> [@tmwc](#): > > > [@pieman1](#): > > > > And there are two pronunciations of the word “scone”, one British and one Ukkish. > > It rhymes with stone, bone, alone and cone. There is no example in the English language of a word ending with ‘one’ rhyming with ‘Ron’. Absolutely none. Erm, when I say it, it rhymes with “Ron”. I suspect I’m not the only one. ---
**Author:** ![sandman](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@sandman](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/sandman)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2007, 8:45am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/new-zealandish/35431/28 "2007-02-01T08:45:05Z")
> [@](#): > > There is no example in the English language of a word ending with ‘one’ rhyming with ‘Ron’. Absolutely none. Yes there is. Scone. Also pronounced “scoone” if you’re referring to the place. ---
**Author:** ![irishstu](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/45deac/32.png) [@irishstu](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/irishstu)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2007, 8:47am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/new-zealandish/35431/29 "2007-02-01T08:47:54Z")
[Dictionary.com](http://Dictionary.com) Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source scone /skoʊn, skɒn/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[skohn, skon] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun 1. a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like. 2. biscuit (def. 1). ---
**Author:** ![micclo](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c77e96/32.png) [@micclo](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/micclo)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2018, 6:07pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/new-zealandish/35431/30 "2018-04-03T18:07:23Z")
> [@Tomas](#): > > He wrote that it is simply “New Zealand.” That actually doesn’t answer the question. It would mean Shane Warne is Australian, but Richie McCaw is “New Zealand.” There’s no standard for it because all possible variants sound awkward, but New Zealandish is technically correct. If people can say Luxembourgish, they can say New Zealandish. ---
**Author:** ![Gain](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/b487fb/32.png) [@Gain](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Gain)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2018, 7:02pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/new-zealandish/35431/31 "2018-04-03T19:02:17Z")
… why would people reply to a topic that’s been dead for more than a decade? And it’s Kiwi. ---
**Author:** ![the\_bear](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/the_bear/32/192391_2.png) [@the\_bear](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/the_bear)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2018, 12:06am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/new-zealandish/35431/32 "2018-04-04T00:06:04Z")
Its Kiwi legend, nothing else will do. 148 test matches, 110 as captain. Pure bloody legend mate. ---
**Author:** ![Aikaili](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/aikaili/32/100376_2.png) [@Aikaili](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Aikaili)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2018, 3:19am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/new-zealandish/35431/33 "2018-04-04T03:19:41Z")
New Zealander? ---
**Author:** ![Brianjones](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/eada6e/32.png) [@Brianjones](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Brianjones)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2018, 4:59am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/new-zealandish/35431/34 "2018-04-04T04:59:20Z")
Sheeplover ---
**Author:** ![DrewC](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/drewc/32/224499_2.png) [@DrewC](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/DrewC)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2018, 2:25pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/new-zealandish/35431/35 "2018-04-04T14:25:45Z")
> [@Brianjones](#): > > Sheeplover [/end thread] ---
**Author:** ![micclo](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/c77e96/32.png) [@micclo](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/micclo)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 7:00pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/new-zealandish/35431/36 "2018-11-27T19:00:28Z")
> why would people reply to a topic that’s been dead for more than a decade? Because when you Google “New Zealandish” or “New Zealish,” this forum comes up. Why I don’t know; you people don’t seem to be experts on anything in particular. ---
**Author:** ![the\_bear](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/the_bear/32/192391_2.png) [@the\_bear](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/the_bear)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 11:48pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/new-zealandish/35431/37 "2018-11-27T23:48:40Z")
> [@micclo](#): > > you people don’t seem to be experts on anything in particular howdareyou ---
**Author:** ![Chris](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/958977/32.png) [@Chris](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 2:06pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/new-zealandish/35431/38 "2018-11-28T14:06:43Z")
How about by analogy? England, English New Zealand, New Zealish Scotland, Scottish Finland, Finnish New Zealand, New Zeaaish Swaziland, Swazi Zululand, Zulu New Zealand, New Zea ---
**Author:** ![tommy525](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/tommy525/32/272487_2.png) [@tommy525](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tommy525)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 4:53pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/new-zealandish/35431/39 "2018-11-28T16:53:35Z")
Meaning no harm with Abo It’s just because aborigine is hard to spell and I probably got it wrong here too ---
**Author:** ![tommy525](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/tommy525/32/272487_2.png) [@tommy525](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tommy525)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 5:27pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/new-zealandish/35431/40 "2018-11-28T17:27:31Z")
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