Title: First Lessons in Maori

Author: W. L. Williams

Publication details: Whitcombe and Tombs Limited, 1930, Auckland

Part of: New Zealand Texts Collection

This text is the subject of: Victoria University of Wellington Library Catalogue

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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§ 1. The Alphabet consists of the following fifteen letters:—

Form.		Name.	Sound.
A	a	a	păpā
E	e	e	send, fête,
H	h	ha
I	i	i	hit, machine,
K	k	ka
M	m	ma
N	n	na
Ng	ng	nga	singing
O	o	o	obey, pole
P	p	pa
R	r	ra
T	t	ta
U	u	u	put, ruby
W	w	wa
Wh	wh	wha

The vowels in the names of the letters are sounded as shown above.