Maor Unpacked,2, More sounds to unpack

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More sounds to unpack

Make cards for the following;
p
k
t
r
n
m
h
w
and these ones too
ng
wh

Put these together with your vowels in odd spots around the room so that they catch your eye in unexpected ways

When one of these pairs of cards does catch your eye say or sing it three times

And try doubling the vowels

aa
ee
ii
oo
uu

Play with these sounds, don't just unpack them and leave them sitting on their own. Make them feel wanted. Say and sing them out loud. The neighbours will love it!

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Maori Unpacked, 1, Unpacking Sounds

Maori Unpacked takes a word by word approach. The reader is shown what each word is, a noun, a verb, an adjective or whatever. The book may be a useful tool, a way in, so to speak, to the language. The Second Edition gives more examples and more exercises.

Maori Unpacked is also a primer for people wanting to learn the language in a systematic way.

Maori Unpacked has been written in a way that intends to make grammar interesting and fun to use.

There are several Appendices meant to throw light on what has gone before.

Kia pai oo koutou na haerenga aa reo,

Peter Cleave

Aokautere and Oxford

July 2008








1

Unpacking sounds

Stretch

Take a deep breath

Say
a
as in ah
e
as in tech
i
as in fee
o
as in took
u
as in moo

Write out a card for each sound and put the cards along a windowsill where you can see them

Say or sing the sounds each time you look out the window

Make another set of cards and put across the lintel of the door you use most when leaving the house

Say or sing the sounds each time you leave the house

Make the neighbours stare!

and have these sounds ready for further use!

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Song for the West Coast: : Idol

Idol, Composed and performed by Peter Cleave