Talk:Wanganui/name

Wanganui Maori dialects
Those who say that 'wh' is pronouced as an 'f' sound in the Wanganui Maori dialects are wrong. As I am a native of that area with very strong family ties, I can say that the adoption of 'Whanganui', especially for the name of the river, was made without consulting local people. Even now, there is still a lot of anger, and still refer to the river by its proper name - Wanganui River. The Maori Nationalists, like the republicans, are bigots who have had their way for far too long. What do you think? - (203.211.73.21 12:01, 31 August 2007 (UTC))