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  • New Zealandish? New Zealandese? New Zealandian?

    From etshaw@bigpond.com@21:1/5 to Sue Flesch on Sun Oct 15 15:24:54 2017
    On Thursday, October 29, 1998 at 7:00:00 PM UTC+11, Sue Flesch wrote:
    On Fri, 30 Oct 1998 11:28:57 +1300, "Simon" <simonp@clear.net.nz>
    wrote:

    What are we to say when something or somebody is 'of New Zealand'? If they >are from Germany they are German, France French, China Chinese, etc. I have >been searching for a way of applying the same to New Zealand, but New >Zealandish? New Zealandese? New Zealandian? It is all so clumsy. Any >solutions out there?

    Perhaps Aotearoan? Now that would work...

    Whats wrong with "New Zealander/s?"

    Sue Flesch, Nelson, New Zealand

    They are New Zealanders.

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  • From adrianajlnc@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Sat Dec 23 17:08:24 2017
    Why must we say
    I'm a New Zealander?
    All other races
    I'm French
    German
    Italian etc etc

    New Zealander's are stuck with
    I'm from NZ
    Why not...
    I'm New Zealandian

    Someone from Hungary is Hungarian

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  • From fromthegeckomcyt@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jan 17 17:28:41 2018
    Based on the fact that the English are from England, I would assume that the most correct term would be "The New Zealish"... but also based on how "Zealish" was underlined with red, that may not be it.

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  • From Barb Knox@21:1/5 to fromthegeckomcyt@gmail.com on Thu Jan 18 16:28:53 2018
    On 18/01/18 14:28, fromthegeckomcyt@gmail.com wrote:
    Based on the fact that the English are from England, I would assume that the most correct term would be "The New Zealish"... but also based on how "Zealish" was underlined with red, that may not be it.

    New Zealanders, or (informally) Kiwis.


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  • From lachkorvin@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Thu Feb 1 19:04:54 2018
    So what if we take the example of Iceland:

    The people: Icelanders
    Adjective: Icelandic

    Is New Zealandic an appropriate descriptor?

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  • From 335712709@gapps.yrdsb.ca@21:1/5 to Sue Flesch on Tue Feb 6 07:58:12 2018
    On Thursday, 29 October 1998 03:00:00 UTC-5, Sue Flesch wrote:
    On Fri, 30 Oct 1998 11:28:57 +1300, "Simon" <simonp@clear.net.nz>
    wrote:

    What are we to say when something or somebody is 'of New Zealand'? If they >are from Germany they are German, France French, China Chinese, etc. I have >been searching for a way of applying the same to New Zealand, but New >Zealandish? New Zealandese? New Zealandian? It is all so clumsy. Any >solutions out there?

    Perhaps Aotearoan? Now that would work...

    Whats wrong with "New Zealander/s?"

    Sue Flesch, Nelson, New Zealand

    Hi...I use either the kiwi or the new Zealanders...both sound right. However, i am not from new zealand so don't quote me on anything

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  • From IPhone Battery@21:1/5 to lachk...@gmail.com on Wed Feb 14 15:09:46 2018
    On Thursday, February 1, 2018 at 10:04:55 PM UTC-5, lachk...@gmail.com wrote:
    So what if we take the example of Iceland:

    The people: Icelanders
    Adjective: Icelandic

    Is New Zealandic an appropriate descriptor?

    Seems to work for Greenland. However, "Some places ... lack a commonly used and accepted demonym." New Zealand absent from their list.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demonym

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