Maori Language Week

Pronunciation: Whakahuatanga

There are five vowels, ten consonants, and two digraphs in the Māori alphabet: 

Vowels: a, e, i, o, u and ā, ē, ī, ō, ū

Consonants: h, k, m, n, p, r, t, w

Digraphs: wh and ng

Kupu		Listen	Download
a	a		MP3 [MP3, 16 KB]	[, 4 KB]
ā	ā		MP3 [MP3, 19 KB]	[, 4 KB]
e	e		MP3 [MP3, 18 KB]	[, 4 KB]
ē	ē		MP3 [MP3, 18 KB]	[, 4 KB]
i	i		MP3 [MP3, 19 KB]	[, 4 KB]
ī	ī		MP3 [MP3, 22 KB]	[, 4 KB]
o	o		MP3 [MP3, 19 KB]	[, 4 KB]
ō	ō		MP3 [MP3, 18 KB]	[, 4 KB]
u	u		MP3 [MP3, 18 KB]	[, 4 KB]
ū	ū		MP3 [MP3, 20 KB]	[, 4 KB]
h	h		MP3 [MP3, 24 KB]	[, 4 KB]
k	k		MP3 [MP3, 19 KB]	[, 4 KB]
m	m		MP3 [MP3, 25 KB]	[, 4 KB]
n	n		MP3 [MP3, 18 KB]	[, 4 KB]
p	p		MP3 [MP3, 18 KB]	[, 4 KB]
r	r		MP3 [MP3, 22 KB]	[, 4 KB]
t	t		MP3 [MP3, 21 KB]	[, 4 KB]
w	w		MP3 [MP3, 20 KB]	[, 4 KB]
wh	wh		MP3 [MP3, 22 KB]	[, 4 KB]
ng	ng		MP3 [MP3, 26 KB]	[, 4 KB]