A Grammar and Vocabulary of the Language of New Zealand.
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| Vowels. |
Sound. |
Vowels. |
Sound. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
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