Key Maori vowel and consonant sounds, macrons, and stress patterns for accurate pronunciation. Front: the sound pattern or example word. Back: meaning plus a plain-English pronunciation note.
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- A sound
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Pronounced like "a" in "car," a short, open vowel- Ā sound (long)
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A lengthened version of "a," held about twice as long, marked with a macron- E sound
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Pronounced like "e" in "egg"- Ē sound (long)
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A lengthened version of "e," marked with a macron- I sound
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Pronounced like "ee" in "see," but short- Ī sound (long)
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A lengthened version of "i," marked with a macron- O sound
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Pronounced like "o" in "or"- Ō sound (long)
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A lengthened version of "o," marked with a macron- U sound
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Pronounced like "oo" in "moon," with rounded lips- Ū sound (long)
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A lengthened version of "u," marked with a macron- Wh sound
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Usually pronounced like English "f," as in whānau (family)- Ng sound
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Pronounced like the "ng" in "singer," even at the start of a word, as in ngahere (forest)- R sound
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A light, flapped "r," tapped once with the tongue, similar to a Spanish single "r"- T sound
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A crisp, unaspirated "t," softer than an English "t"- K sound
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A plain, unaspirated "k"
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