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Te Waipounamu
/ tə hwaɪˈpoːnɑːmuː /
noun
- a Māori name for New Zealand's South Island
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Te Waipounamu1
Māori, literally: water and greenstone, from the presence of this stone on the South Island
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Example Sentences
Many listeners said they were unhappy with Lloyd referring to New Zealand by its Te Reo name of Aotearoa, and to the North and South Islands by their Te Reo names of Te Ika-a-Maui and Te Waipounamu.
From The Guardian
In Maori, they will be called Te Ika-a-Maui and Te Waipounamu, which mean ''the fish of Maui'' and ''the waters of greenstone'' respectively.
From BBC
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