Te Reo Matatini

orokati

consonant

tūingoa

WHAKAMĀRAMA

Ko tētahi huinga pū o roto i te arapū, he momo kati kei roto i te tangi. Tekau ngā orokati o te reo Māori, koia ēnei: h, k, m, n, ng, p, r, t, w, wh. 

A group of letters from the alphabet with a closed-off sound. The ten consonants in the Māori alphabet are: h, k, m, n, ng, p, r, t, w, wh. 

Tauira KŌrero

Karekau tētahi kupu kotahi o roto i te reo Māori he orokati tōna pū whakamutunga.

Ki ō whakaaro, ko tēhea te orokati tino auau i te reo Māori?

Hui katoa ko ngā orokati me ngā oropuare o tētahi reo, koia tērā ko tōna arapū.

WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga

Ka kīia he orokati pūrua te ‘ng’ me te ‘wh’, inā e rua ngā pū hei tuhi i te oro kotahi. Ko te whakahuanga o te orokati pūrua, ka kīia tērā ko te oro tōpū, nā te mea e noho tōpū ana ngā pū, ā, he oro kotahi te whakahuanga.

Tauira KŌrero

Karekau tētahi kupu kotahi o roto i te reo Māori he orokati tōna pū whakamutunga.

Ki ō whakaaro, ko tēhea te orokati tino auau i te reo Māori?

Hui katoa ko ngā orokati me ngā oropuare o tētahi reo, koia tērā ko tōna arapū.

WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga