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===Alphabet and Pronunciation=== | ===Alphabet and Pronunciation=== | ||
Maori is a Polynesian language spoken in New Zealand and the Cook Islands by about 136000 people. | |||
The Māori alphabet or Te Pū Taka Māori consists of 10 consonents and 5 vowels. <br> | The Māori alphabet or Te Pū Taka Māori consists of 10 consonents and 5 vowels. <br> | ||
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ten consonants: h, k, m, n, ng, p, r, t, w, wh <br> | ten consonants: h, k, m, n, ng, p, r, t, w, wh <br> | ||
two of the consonents are digraphs (two letters that combine to form one sound): wh, ng <ref>http://www.maorilanguage.net/maori-alphabet/</ref> <br> | two of the consonents are digraphs (two letters that combine to form one sound): wh, ng <ref>http://www.maorilanguage.net/maori-alphabet/</ref> <br> | ||
The Māori alphabet song [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9081U86Ylf4 Listen here] | |||
===Language Aids and Dictionaries=== | ===Language Aids and Dictionaries=== | ||