Tau-ma-ta-wha-ka-ta-ngi-ha-nga-ko-au-au-o-ta-ma-te-a-po-kai-whe-nu-a-ki-ta-na-ta-hu.Looks like 27.
If I'm wrong, its the "au-au-o-ta" bit.
Polynesian syllables are in a word. Tau-ma-taw-ha-ka-tan-gi-han-ga-ko-au-au-o-ta-ma-te-a-po-kai-whe-nu-a-ki-tan-a-ta-hu. 27 syllables. The number of syllables in any word depends on its pronunciation. This, in reality, is a compound word made up of a number of other words in the Māori language of New Zealand to the point of actually being a phrase, making its pronunciation difficult to follow as a single word. The phrase appears to be: Taumata whakatangihanga koauau o tamatea turi pukakapiki maunga horo nuku pokai whenua kitanatahu. comprising as many as 40 syllables depending on the individual pronunciation of each word.
4 syllables am- phi- bi- an
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