Lemmy in Te Whanaganui-a-Tara (self.wellington)

submitted 3 years ago by batwingnz to c/wellington

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Hello! I am new here, and likely so are you.

It's great to see local communities online - and a great time to shape how we'd like to go on.

I'd love to hear people's thoughts on a display name change from Wellington to The Whanaganui-a-Tara.

This would not change the URL, or stop people finding us by searching Wellington.

Tell us what you think... Go!

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[-] batwingnz 1 points 3 years ago

Yes that is the status quo of today, however I hope it becomes a more even split as time goes on.

Putting it in front may seem a bit on the nose, but to me it's respectful and helps push the balance towards normalising bilingualism in our country.

[-] Ilovethebomb 2 points 3 years ago

That is far too much of a mouthful to be in front, to be honest.

Also, I don't think we'll reach even 50% fluency in Maori in our lifetimes, it's not a skill that has much practical use, especially if you aren't Maori.

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