A Grammar and Vocabulary of the Language of New Zealand.
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Vowels. | Sound. | Vowels. | Sound. |
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Long | Short | ||
Á á | as in father. | A a | as in pad. |
É é | as a in bate. | E e | as in bet. |
Í í | as ee in feet. | I i | as in fit. |
Ó ó | as o in pole. | O o | as o in pole, shortened. |
Ú ú | as oo in boot. | U u | as oo in good. |
Diphthongs. | Sound. |
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ai | as i, in mine, thine, &c. |
au | as ou, in house, vulgarly in parts of Lincolnshire. |
ei | as ay in nay, nearly. |
eu | a compound of the sounds of e and u, unknown in English. |
oi | as oy in joy. |
ou | as ou in the true pronunciation of house. |
Consonants. | Names. | Remarks. | Consonants. | Names. | Remarks. | |
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B b | ba | P p | pa | |||
D d | da | R r | ra | |||
F f | fa | used in Foreign words. | Ss | sa | ||
G g | ga | always hard, as in give. | T t | ta | Dental. | |
H h | ha | V v | va | used in Foreign words. | ||
J j | j a | used in Foreign words. | W w | wa | ||
K k | ka | X x | xa | |||
L l | la | Y y | ya | |||
M m | ma | Z z | Za | used in Foreign words. | ||
N n | na | ng NG | nga | as ng in King, &c. |