حرف صحیحs |
IPA | Examples | nearest English equivalent |
f |
Whakatane |
fat, what[1] |
h |
Heretaunga |
hat |
k |
kea |
sky |
m |
Māori |
moon |
n |
tēnā |
note |
ŋ |
Ngaruawahia |
sung |
p |
Paraparaumu |
spy |
ɾ |
Te Reo |
American butter, Scottish r |
t |
Tongariro |
sty |
w |
waka |
we |
Stress |
IPA | Example | Note |
ˈ |
Mark placed before the stressed syllable.[2] |
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مصوتs |
IPA | Examples | nearest English equivalent |
aː |
Māori |
father |
a |
Aotearoa |
Spanish casa, cup |
ɛː |
tēnā koe |
As below but longer; RP bared |
ɛ |
Te Reo |
bed, NZ English bad |
iː |
kīanga |
meet |
i |
iwi |
city |
ɔː |
tēnā kōrua |
law |
ɔ |
Oamaru |
for |
ʉː |
Ngāi Tūhoe |
NZ, Calif. English dude |
ʉ |
Te Urewera |
As above but shorter; like took, but closer/higher |
Diphthongs |
Diphthongs are /ae, ai, ao, au, oi, oe, ou/. /ae, ai/ are approximately like English my, might; /ao, au/ like now, house; /oe/ like boy, moe; /ou/ like snow. |
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