First Lessons in Maori
§ 1. The Alphabet consists of the following fifteen letters:—
§ 1. The Alphabet consists of the following fifteen letters:—
Form. | Name. | Sound. | |
---|---|---|---|
A | a | a | p ăp ā |
E | e | e | s end, f ête, |
H | h | ha | |
I | i | i | h it, mach ine, |
K | k | ka | |
M | m | ma | |
N | n | na | |
Ng | ng | nga | si nging |
O | o | o | obey, p ole |
P | p | pa | |
R | r | ra | |
T | t | ta | |
U | u | u | p ut, r uby |
W | w | wa | |
Wh | wh | wha |
The vowels in the names of the letters are sounded as shown above.