MAORI PRONOUNCIATION
There are five vowels and ten consonants in the Maori alphabet.
VOWELS
While there are five vowels, combinations of vowels (diphthongs) are common. You should regard these vowel sounds as a larger group of simply the five vowels alone. A vowel can be long or short.
Vowels are pronounced as follows:
Short Long
a as in about far
e as in enter bed
i as in eat sheep
o as in awful pork
u as in put boot
CONSONANTS
Consonants are mainly pronounced as they are in English. The exceptions are:
T
Varies depending on which vowel appears after it. When succeeded by an ‘a’, ‘e’ or ‘o’, it’s pronounced with little or no 's' sound. When followed by an ‘i’ or ‘u’, it includes a slight 's' sound, however not nearly as much as an English ‘t’.
R
Commonly called a ‘rolled’ r. If you’re able to imitate the purring sound of a cat, you’ll know exactly what’s required to pronounce this consonant. Failing this, the sound you should aim for is something similar to an English ‘d’ – but softer e.g. judder.
NG
as in the English word ‘singer'. A common mistake is to pronounce it as it appears in the word ‘finger’
WH
The ‘wh’ digraph is usually pronounced as an English ‘f’ sound.
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Takurua,
Takurua
Takarua,
Takurua,
Whanui, Œ œ
Whanui,
œ ‰ Whanui, ‰œœœœ‰ Whanui, "
Whanui,
Tuputuputu, œ ‰Œ œ ‰ŒŒœœ œ Tuputuputu, ‰œ‰œœ œ Œ œœœŒ Tuputuputu, ‰œn‰œœœnŒœœœŒ Tuputuputu, Œ¿¿¿¿¿Ó. Tuputuputu, œ‰‰œŒ‰œœœœŒ Tuputuputu, ŒœŒœŒœŒ
Œœ‰œ‰Œ‰œœœnœœn Atutahi,
Atutahi,
Atutahi,
Atutahi, Œ¿¿¿¿Ó. Atutahi, œ‰‰œÓœ‰‰ œœ œ Atutahi œŒœŒœŒœ
Whanui,
Tuputuputu,
Œœ‰œn‰ŒŒœœœ Takurua,
Œœ‰œ‰ŒŒœœœ Takurua, ‰œ‰œœ œ Œ œœœŒ Takurua, ‰œn‰œœœnŒœœœŒ Takurua, Œ¿¿¿¿Ó. Takurua, œ‰‰œÓœ‰‰œŒ Takurua,
Atutahi,
Œœ‰œn‰‰œnœœœ‰Œ Whanui, Œ œ ‰ œ ‰‰œœœnœ‰Œ Whanui, ‰œ‰œœœ œœ œ œ ‰Œ Whanui, ‰œ‰œœœœ‰Œœnœ Whanui,Whanui, " œ‰‰œ‰œŒŒœœn Whanui,Whanui, œŒœŒœŒœ œ ‰‰ œ ‰ œŒÓ‰œ Whanui,Tu --------
Takurua,
V
˙œ‰Œ‰œœœœ‰ Tuputuputu,
˙ ˙œ œ ‰Œ‰œœœ œ ‰ Tuputuputu,
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putuputu,
˙œ‰Œ‰œnœœ‰ Atutahi, ˙ œ ‰Œ‰œœ œ ‰ Atutahi,
œnœn‰œ ‰Œ œœnœœ‰ Atutahi,
œœ‰œ‰Œœœœœ‰ Atutahi, Ó¿¿¿¿Ó. Atutahi, œ.J
œ Œ Atutahi, œ -Œœ-Œœ-Œœ -
˙.œ. ˙ Kaeke
˙.œ. ˙ Kaeke
œnœ ‰œ‰ŒœœœœŒ Tuputuputu, œœn‰ œb‰ŒœnœœœŒ Tuputuputu, ÓÓ¿¿¿¿¿ Tuputuputu,
‰œ Tuputuputu,Tu
-Œœ-Œœ-Œ
Atutahi,
Tuputuputu,Tu
Tuputuputu,
Tuputuputu,
Tuputuputu,
putuputu,Tu
-Œœ-Œœ-Œœœ œ‰ œ
putuputu,Tu
B1&B2 ˙ ˙n. rangi, ˙. ˙ rangi, ˙œ˙ Kaeke œ œ‰œ‰œ‰œœ‰ Tuputuputu, ŒœŒœŒ œ œ‰œ‰œ‰œœ‰ putuputu, œ -Œœ-Œœœ œ‰ œ ‰œ‰ œ œ‰ putuputu,
Beginning to build...and slightly accel... eggshaker ˙n. ˙n rangi, ˙ ˙n. rangi, ˙˙œ maiite
œ œ‰œ‰œœœ‰œ Tuputuputu, œŒœŒœ œ œ‰œ‰œœœ‰œ Tuputuputu, Œœ-Œœ-Œ
œ œ‰ œ ‰œœ œ ‰ œ Tuputuputu, ---
& & & V ? ? bbbb bbbb bbbb bbbb bbbb bbbb
˙˙œ rangie ˙n˙œ rangie ˙n.œnœ rangie
œ œ ‰œ‰ œ ‰œ œ ‰ Tuputuputu,
Tuputuputu,
Whangainga
Whangainga
Whangainga
Whangainga
œ ‰œ‰œ‰œœ‰ Tuputuputu,
-Œœ-Œœœ œ‰œ‰œ‰œœ‰ Tuputuputu,
Tuputuputu,
Whangainga
mata
Tuputuputu,
Whangainga
& & V ? ?
Whangaing
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Whangaing
Whangaing
Whangaing
mata,
mata,
mata,
mata,
Ff Ff Ff Ff Ff
Whang
aingai
hokite
˙ mata.
Whang
aingai
hokite
mata.
Whang
aingai
hokite
mata.
Whang
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hokite
mata.
mata,
Whang
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mata.
mata,
Whang
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hokite
mata.
Tuputuputu
atua, ˙˙w atua,
Tuputuputu,
Tuputuputu, w
Tuputuputu,
sim. sim. œ. ˙ œ˙œ w w
œ‰œŒœœœŒ Tuputuputu,
Tuputuputu, .
Tuputuputu,
Tuputuputu, ˙œœb " ˙˙. ˙ atua, ˙˙. ˙ atua,
atua, œ. j œ‰œŒœœœŒ Tuputuputu,
œ‰œŒœœœ‰œ Tuputuputu,Tu w˙‰ œ Tu ÓÓŒŒ‰ p sim.--
Tuputuputu,
Tuputuputu,
putuputu,
Tuputuputu,A
Atutahi,
Atutahi,
putuputu,
Takurua,
Takurua,
kurua,Wha
‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰œ‰œ‰œn‰œb eeeeeeeeeeeeee
œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ eeeeeeeeeeeeee
‰œnŒœnœœŒœœ‰ Whanui,
kurua,Wha
**"deep" (with so" consonants)
‰œŒœœœŒœnœ‰ Whanui, œ‰‰œœœœ‰‰œœ‰œ nui,A œŒœŒœŒœ œ ‰‰ œœœœ ‰‰œœ‰œ nui,A ‰ œ ‰œ‰ œ ‰œn‰œæœœ‰ eeeeeeeerrr"ah""oo"
œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ ‰‰œæœœ‰ eeeeeeeerrr"ah""oo" ‰ œ Œ œb‰œœœŒ Atutahi, œ ‰‰œœ‰œ‰œœŒ Atutahi,
œ‰‰œœ‰œ‰ œ œ œ œ‰ œ œ tutahi,Tu ŒœŒœŒœŒ œ ‰‰œœ‰œ‰œœ‰œ tutahi,Tu f f-
f sim. f sim.
putuputu, s
朜‰Œ‰œæœœ rrr"ah""oo"rrr"ah""oo" Œ‰œæœœn‰Œ‰œæœb rrr"ah""oo"rrr"ah" ‰œœœœ‰Œœœ Tuputuputu, ‰œœ œŒ‰œnœœœn‰ Tuputuputu, œœœœœœŒœœœœŒ ˙ œ‰œ˙œ‰ putuputu,
Atutahi, œœœœœœŒœœœœŒ
eggshaker (rattle) Œœ‰œnœœŒœœ "ee""ah""oo""ah""oo" Œœ‰œœœŒœœ "ee""ah""oo""ah""oo" ‰œæ œ œœœnŒœœ rrr"ah""oo""ah""oo"
Atutahi,Ta
"ee""ah"oo"Whanui,
"ee""ah"oo"Whanui,
Atutahi,Ta
œœœœ ‰ œœœ œœœœ Kaekemaiiterangi,
œœœœ ‰ œœœœœœœ Kaekemaiiterangi,
"ee""ah""oo"Whanui,
‰‰œœœ‰œ˙ Whanui, œœœŒœœœœŒ
œ‰‰œœœ‰ œ œ ˙ ˙ nui, ŒœŒœŒœŒ œ ‰‰œœœ‰œ˙ nui,
œœœœ‰œœœœnœœœ Kaekemaiiterangi,
œœœœ‰œœœœœœœ Kaekemaiiterangi, " œœœœ‰œœœ œœœœ œ Kaekemaiiterangi, "
œœœœœ ‰ œœœœœn‰ Tuputuputuatua,
œœœœ‰œœœœœœœ œ Kaekemaiiterangi, f f f f f f
œœœœœ ‰ œœœœœn‰ Tuputuputuatua, œœœœœn‰œœœœœ‰ Tuputuputuatua,
œœœœœ ‰œœœœœ‰ Tuputuputuatua, " œœœœœ‰œœœœœ‰ Tuputuputuatua, " œœœœœ ‰œœœœœ‰ Tuputuputuatua,-----
(shaker) (rattle) ‰ œ ‰œ‰
‰‰ œœœœ ‰‰œœ‰œ Tuputuputu,Tu
Takurua,
atua,
atua,
‰ œæ > ˙ ˙#. (U) Œ rrr"ah""oh" ¿ŒœŒœŒœ ‰œæ˙. ˙# U () Œ rrr"ah""oo" ‰œ œ æ > ˙ ˙ . . ˙ nn˙ U () Œ rrr"ah""oo" ˙ > ÓÓ. ˙ > ÓÓ. f (listen to metronome & adjust rhythm; watch B1 & B2) p s a t. fp turnon metronome (q»!§) fp fp M a o r i ˙˙ atua, ˙˙ atua, ŒœŒœ ˙˙ atua, ˙˙ atua, " " --------. . .
Tuputuputu,
‰œ > æ˙ ˙#. U () Œ rrr"ah""oh"
