NGĀ OROPUARE Flashcards
1
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NGĀ PŪ O TE REO MĀORI
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THE LETTERS OF THE MĀORI LANGUAGE
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Te Āhua o te Reo Māori
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The Nature of the Māori Language
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NGĀ OROPUARE
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The Vowels
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A aka
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is pronounced as in ‘cut’ say aka
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E ‘eke’
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is pronounced as in ‘pencil’ say eke
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I ‘iti’
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is pronounced as in ‘key’ say iti
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O ‘ono’
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is pronounced as in ‘four’ say ono
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U ‘utu’
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is pronounced as in ‘you’ say utu
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tohutō,
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a macron
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Ā kākā
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is pronounced as in ‘car’ say kākā
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Ē tētē
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is pronounced as in ‘measure’ say tētē
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Ī kīkī
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is pronounced as in ‘heel’ say kīkī
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Ō hōro
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is pronounced as in ‘your’ say hōro
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Ū pūrū
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is pronounced as in ‘roof’ say pūrū
15
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mata
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means ‘raw’
