Talk:River Nene
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"Nene" is also a Hawaiian goose, the state bird, in fact. Can we remove the redirect and do a disambiguation page? -- Zoe
I had already made reference to the ne-ne on the page WWT Arundel, but had not got around to editing the page. I have now done so, so there's no need for a disamb. I have it on very good authority from the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust that the pronunciation and spelling is ne-ne. Renata 23:45 Nov 22, 2002 (UTC)
- Thanks, Regina. I wasn't aware of the hyphen in the middle. THough a few google searches don't show the hyphen:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/02/0206_020206_canadiangeese.html
http://www.50states.com/bird/nene.htm
http://www.thewildones.org/Animals/nene.html
http://www.natzoo.si.edu/Animals/nene.htm
-- Zoe
Thanks for calling me Regina - I'm actually called Renata ;-)). If you feel happier doing it without the hyphen, or disamb as Nene, please go ahead. The pronunciation is very different, though - "neen" for the river and "nay-nay" for the bird. Have a good weekend. Renata 13:41 Nov 23, 2002 (UTC)
- Whoops, sorry, Renata. Renata, Renata, Renata. Maybe I'll remember that now. Sigh. -- Zoe
[edit] Origin of "Nene"
Could the name "Nene" be a Celtic word, related to the modern Welsh "nant" (stream)? ML 24.11.06.
