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 By now, I've learned the longest place name in the world, as I set out to do 60 days ago. But that name isn't standardized; there are different versions. 

One version didn't have turi, the word for 'knee'. That's important, as the word refers to to exploits of one Tamatea known for his knobbly knees.

So today, going over my Goldilocks sentences and phrases, the word 'turi' registered with me the third time that I re-copied the phrase: too te turi (up to the knee). That's an example of how my learning material meshes.

So anyway: Te Taumatawhakatangihangakoouauaotemateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupookaiwhenuakitaanatahu.

741

As part of my 6-month 1-hour-a-day Maori language challenge, I've decided to include an oral component. Each month, I'll incorporate rote-learning some text that I shall train myself to say aloud from memory.

Very well, let's get going. This month's challenge will be to be able to say the world's longest place name. 

Taumatawhakatangihangakōauauotamateapōkaiwhenuakitānatahu