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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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[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

[Caveat lector: I don't even speak English, to be honest.]

Give this page and this page a check. They're a mess to follow, but to keep it short:

There isn't a "single" Kiwi pronunciation, but a wide range between "cultivated" (resembling Received Pronunciation) to "broad" (rather unique). So if you can pull out a RP you could use it, but note you'd probably sound old-fashioned.

With one notable exception (Otago), local accents are typically non-rhotic. So for example, no *[ɹ] in "art".

"Broad" pronunciations tend to raise vowels; so for example "trap, dress, price" sound like "trepp, driss, proice" in comparison with British accents. In the meantime "kit" is pronounced with the schwa, [ə], so it should sound the same as the first vowel in "about".