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Where can i look up pronounciation for New Zeland English? (programming.dev)
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Usually online dictionaries provide the British English or American English pronounciation of a word. I am specifically looking for New Zealand English. Can anyone name a site where i can find this?

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[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I don't think you'll find one for English.

New Zealand English is British English.

We have an accent that tends to push the sounds of vowels towards U and tends to rise pitch at the end of sentences (making everything sound like a question). I forget the linguistic terms.

E.g. Fish and chips -> fush und chups

[–] c0dezer0@programming.dev 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I don't think you'll find one

I'm sad.

tends to rise pitch at the end of sentences (making everything sound like a question). I forget the linguistic terms.

The question sounding thing is called the High Rising Terminal (HRT).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_rising_terminal

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 day ago

That was a fascinating read. TYVM.