Maori Made Easy - Week 3

Whakahuatia ā-waha ēnei wāhi o te motu.
Practise saying the following Māori place names out loud.

Good pronunciation is essential for speaking AND  understanding spoken Māori well.

The following place names provide practice on the consonant r.
Remember, the r is very short and slightly rolled. If you can make the purring sound of a cat, that’s the sound.

Rotorua
Ruapehu
Reporoa
Ramarama
Rakiura

The following place names provide more practice on the consonant r, however, there are now macrons present in these words, so be mindful of how you pronounce them.

Rāwhiti
Rāwene
Ruawāhia
Rāpaki
Ruatōria

The following place names are more difficult and are constantly mispronounced. Challenge yourself! See how you go!

Ngāruawāhia
Whatawhata
Te Kauwhata
Whāingaroa
Taupō

And finally, the main centres of Aotearoa New Zealand, starting in Auckland and heading south to Dunedin.

Tāmaki Makaurau
Kirikiriroa
Te Whanganui-a-Tara
Ōtautahi
Ōtepoti