Short vowels
a
e
i
o
u
kaka
dress
keke
cake
pipi
type of
shellfish
koko
shovel
ruru
morepork
(native owl)
Long vowels
ā
ē
ī
ō
ū
kākā
native parrot
kēkē
armpit
pīpī
baby bird
kōkō
fat tūī
rūrū
handshake
Consonants
h
k
m
n
p
r
t
w
ng
wh
Consonants with vowels
ha
ka
ma
na
pa
ra
ta
wa
nga
wha
he
ke
me
ne
pe
re
te
we
nge
whe
hi
ki
mi
ni
pi
ri
ti
wi
ngi
whi
ho
ko
mo
no
po
ro
to
wo
ngo
who
hu
ku
mu
nu
pu
ru
tu
wu
ngu
whu
haka
type of dance
kurī
dog
motokā
car
noho
to sit
poaka
pig
ringa
hand
tēpu
table
wahine
woman
ngutu
lips
whare
house
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