Auckland vs Wellington - Semi Final
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Good read.
Breakdown dominance lays platform for Auckland
Auckland is winning the crucial breakdown tussle and that has gone a long way towards a 9-1 record in the Mitre 10 Cup.
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@nepia said in Auckland vs Wellington - Semi Final:
Lazy Akira scores a try.
I'd say it as Nah Nigh (but I'm hopeless at phonetics).
I think it's supposed to be Na-na-ee isn't it?
Auckland 8 looks worthy of a look at a super contract. How's his season been?
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@bones said in Auckland vs Wellington - Semi Final:
@nepia said in Auckland vs Wellington - Semi Final:
Lazy Akira scores a try.
I'd say it as Nah Nigh (but I'm hopeless at phonetics).
I think it's supposed to be Na-na-ee isn't it?
Auckland 8 looks worthy of a look at a super contract. How's his season been?
In Maori when there is an 'ai' together it becomes more of a Nigh - like how you say Kai. I'm not sure about Samoan - maybe one of the Samoan's here can give us the correct pronunciation.
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@snowy said in Auckland vs Wellington - Semi Final:
@bones said in Auckland vs Wellington - Semi Final:
Auckland 8 looks worthy of a look at a super contract. How's his season been?
Certainly worth a look for higher honours.
So not the blues?
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@nepia said in Auckland vs Wellington - Semi Final:
@bones said in Auckland vs Wellington - Semi Final:
@nepia said in Auckland vs Wellington - Semi Final:
Lazy Akira scores a try.
I'd say it as Nah Nigh (but I'm hopeless at phonetics).
I think it's supposed to be Na-na-ee isn't it?
Auckland 8 looks worthy of a look at a super contract. How's his season been?
In Maori when there is an 'ai' together it becomes more of a Nigh - like how you say Kai. I'm not sure about Samoan - maybe one of the Samoan's here can give us the correct pronunciation.
The pakeha in me would usually just say nan-eye. I remember being told and hearing that vowels should be pronounced separately (which might be why they're often written with apostrophes) but could be wrong.
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One on one missed tackles a concern but other than that we're going well. Wellington still very much in this though.
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@bones said in Auckland vs Wellington - Semi Final:
@nepia said in Auckland vs Wellington - Semi Final:
@bones said in Auckland vs Wellington - Semi Final:
@nepia said in Auckland vs Wellington - Semi Final:
Lazy Akira scores a try.
I'd say it as Nah Nigh (but I'm hopeless at phonetics).
I think it's supposed to be Na-na-ee isn't it?
Auckland 8 looks worthy of a look at a super contract. How's his season been?
In Maori when there is an 'ai' together it becomes more of a Nigh - like how you say Kai. I'm not sure about Samoan - maybe one of the Samoan's here can give us the correct pronunciation.
The pakeha in me would usually just say nan-eye. I remember being told and hearing that vowels should be pronounced separately (which might be why they're often written with apostrophes) but could be wrong.
I don't think Nanai has any apostrophes (which I think are glottal stops?) - but yeah, we'll have to wait on the Samoan posters to correct us.
Pronunciation can sometimes be funny. When I want to have a bit of fun with my Mum I ask her to pronounce Moemoeā. Although TBF, she can't even pronounce my father's original Maori last name.
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@kirwan said in Auckland vs Wellington - Semi Final:
Akira has been huge. No better eight off the back of a scrum in the world.
14th best loose forward in the country mate
