tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367297268151812997.post5124634185207796824..comments2024-01-27T03:11:47.638-08:00Comments on Wild Picnic: Puwha / Puha (Sonchus species)Johanna Knoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09268918125129111587noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367297268151812997.post-42576122042107583442014-06-29T22:11:24.274-07:002014-06-29T22:11:24.274-07:00Differing pronunciation stems mostly from changes ...Differing pronunciation stems mostly from changes in how English language was pronounced. 'Wh' in the Maori sense is pronounced neither as a 'W' nor an 'F', but as a 'Wh'/'Ph' as we're 'Whether','Why', 'Why', and 'Phone'. The lips practically closed forcing the breath between in a somewhere between a 'P', a 'WAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367297268151812997.post-30760482206304870642010-07-29T17:03:00.847-07:002010-07-29T17:03:00.847-07:00Thanks, Johanna, for everything that you have post...Thanks, Johanna, for everything that you have posted. Much appreciated. Best wishes from Nelson, Stephen Coote.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367297268151812997.post-91125393790016305172010-03-16T16:01:51.805-07:002010-03-16T16:01:51.805-07:00I think it's a regional difference in spelling...I think it's a regional difference in spelling/pronunciation?<br /><br />Some places on the net where it's spelt puwha are -<br /><br />http://www.kawhia.maori.nz/healing-plants-7.html<br /><br />http://www.ecoaotearoa.com/Folders/FrasersOraVegeTable.html<br /><br />Also Andrew Crowe uses mostly puwha.<br /><br />You're not the first person to ask about this though! :)Johanna Knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09268918125129111587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7367297268151812997.post-56071779075905202922010-03-16T15:29:52.431-07:002010-03-16T15:29:52.431-07:00Where did you get the name puwha from? I've n...Where did you get the name puwha from? I've never heard it before only puha.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13278199932139151046noreply@blogger.com