NGĀ OROKĒ Flashcards
1
Q
ae
A
Similar to ‘eye’ but with a sharper ‘e’ sound at the end.
2
Q
ai
A
Pronounced like ‘eye’ in English but shorter, more like scots aye
3
Q
ao
A
Pronounced as ‘ow’ in ‘cow’
4
Q
au
A
similar to no
5
Q
ea
A
E as in Pencil a as in about but a a bit longer
6
Q
ei
A
Pronounced as ‘ay’ in ‘say’.
7
Q
eo
A
E as in e in they O as in or
8
Q
eu
A
E as in Pencil U as in oo in pop. Shorter e longer u
9
Q
ia
A
I = ee in deed A = a in about
10
Q
ie
A
I as in me E as in ey in they. E long
11
Q
io
A
Ee or
12
Q
iu
A
I as in me u as in oo in poo. Both short
13
Q
oa
A
O as in Or A as in about
14
Q
oe
A
Pronounced as ‘oy’ in ‘boy’. Longer than oi
15
Q
oi
A
16
Q
ou
A
O as in or u as in oo in poop short
17
Q
ua
A
Oo as in poo a as in about. Both short
18
Q
ue
A
U as in glue E as in they
19
Q
ui
A
Pronounced as ‘oo-ee’.
20
Q
uo
A
U as in poo o as in or for short
