Empire of Taumata

[TritonOne]

Were the black-skinned people of the reed boat culture in Minata intended to be a Polynesian-like or Māori-like people? Does the name Taumata come from the name Taumata­whakatangihanga­koauau­o­tamatea­turi­pukakapiki­maunga­horo­nuku­p okai­whenua­kitanatahu, a hill close to Porangahau, south of Waipukurau in southern Hawke's Bay, New Zealand?

[GreyWolfLord]

I wish I could answer your question, especially since you've waited a little while, unfortunately I have NO idea. I did want to comment that this was a very long name though. Are there many names that long in that part of the world?

[TritonOne]

Thank you, GreyWolfLord.

Per Wikipedia it is the longest place name found in any English-speaking country, and it is the second-longest place name in the world.

I presume that the people who do know the answers to these questions prefer not to comment at this time.

[James Jacobs]

It does not, as far as I know.

[TritonOne]

Are the black-skinned people of the reed boat culture Polynesian-like?

[Damon Leishman]

TritonOne wrote:

Were the black-skinned people of the reed boat culture in Minata intended to be a Polynesian-like or Māori-like people? Does the name Taumata come from the name Taumata­whakatangihanga­koauau­o­tamatea­turi­pukakapiki­maunga­horo­nuku­p okai­whenua­kitanatahu, a hill close to Porangahau, south of Waipukurau in southern Hawke's Bay, New Zealand?

I would say a mixture of the two, since reed-boats are distinctly Polynesian and Taumata is a Maori word meaning "summit" or "hill".