Languages:Māori:Pronunciation

Remember, Letters are just symbols, and depending on the language, they have different sounds.

• a: short, high a like papa
• ā: long, like ohw
  * e: short
• ē: long
• i: short (i like eat)
• ī: long (sheep)
• o: short (as in awful)
• ō:long (as in pork)
• u: short (as in put)
• ū: long (as in boot)

Digraphs: * wh is pronounced f (whanau is pronounced “fano”) * ng:

Diphthongs (combinations of vowels): * au is pronounced ow * au, ao, ea, ia, ou, oa