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The Maori language uses 15 letters:
a, e, h, i, k, m, n, ng, o, p, r, t, u, w, wh.

There is no s. In some cases dropping the t at the start of a word creates a plural e.g, taku pene (my pen) aku pene (my pens). The other option is the use of "te" or "nga".

There are five vowel sounds which are pronounced 'short' or 'long'. When writing te reo Maori, the long vowel is usually marked with a macron.

a as in putt ä as in car e as in pencil ë as in egg i as in eat ï as in bee o as in fork ö as in raw u as in you ü as in shoe

It is most important to pronounce these vowel sounds correctly. The length of the vowel affects the meaning of a word too, e.g. keke - cake or këkë (armpit). Ruru (morepork) or rürü (to shake hands). Pipi (cockle) or pïpï (chick).

CONSONANTS

The consonant sounds are: p, t, k, m, n, ng, wh, r, h, w.

ng as in singer

wh as the f in feet

t is pronounced more like ‘d’ than ‘t’, with the tip of the tongue slightly further back from the teeth.

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