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3.1.2 Features of Maori words
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Vowels
All Māori words end with a vowel. Long vowels are signaled by either repeating the vowel or by placing a macron above the vowel.
e.g. aa or ā
A vowel can be preceded or followed by another vowel, consonant or digraph. A digraph never forms the end of a word.
e.g. ao, āwhina, ingoa, iwi, ngutu, umere, whio
Digraphs
A digraph, unless at the start of a word, is always preceded and followed by a vowel.
e.g. āwhina, ngārara, taonga, wheke
Consonants
A consonant, unless it is at the beginning of a word, is always preceded or followed by a vowel.
e.g. atua, ētahi, hinaki, kereru, taua
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