Taika Waititi is a Māori and Icelandic-New Zealand filmmaker and actor known for films such as Hunt for the Wilderpeople and Jojo Rabbit. His name is pronounced with Māori placement and a soft, non-rolled r; it’s common to anglicize portions in English, but accurate pronunciation respects Māori phonology and Niuean-influenced variation. The surname Waititi has Maori vowels and a final i that sounds like ee in English, yielding a distinctive cadence in everyday speech.
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