First Lessons in the Maori Language of New Zealand: With a Short Vocabulary (Classic Reprint)

On Reading. 2. Pronunciation. Those letters which have not the pronunciation marked in the above table may be pronounced as in English: tand r, however are articulated farther forward in the mouth in Maori than they are in English; and ich is not, as it is written, a compound of wand h, but a simple consonant, the effect of breath emitted smartly between the lips ;the same sound, in short, as is made in blowing from the mouth. Ng as used in Maori to begin a syllable, is found difficult by some people; but ,the difficulty may soon be overcome by bearing in mind that the position of the organs of speech is the same for this letter as for gand Tc to which it stands in the same relation that mdoes to hand ,and nto dand t Pronounce the three letters successively with the Maori vowel a, thus: ha ga nga and practise this till the letter is mastered.
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