Sharon Holt Workshop

Make breaks after the vowel eg ta/ma/ri/ki Ng - sounds like the end of sing Wh - f sound
Use the ha ka ma song to practice the vowel sounds Ta, te to - flat sound, teeth touching teeth, like you have a pierced tongue ti, tu more like English sounding t eg have a cup of tea for two

    h k m n p r t w ng wh
a
e
i
o
u

Differences in dialects
Whakarongo  (Waikato)
wakarongo
hakarongo    (Taranaki)


Wanganui
Whanganui
Dropping the h even though it is spelt in wh (being respectful using how they say it)

     a    e   i   o  u
a
e
i
o
u
Sing in the tune of twinkle twinkle little star

au-ou

Kōwhai
Kauri
Tōtara