Appendix:Maori numerals

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Counting:

1. tahi
2. rua
3. toru
4. wha
5. rima
6. ono
7. whitu
8. waru
9. iwa
10. tekau

Notes:

  • r - the 'r' is not rolled.
  • ng - this is a nasalised sound as in singing, never as in finger.
  • wh - the pronunciation of 'wh' is as a glided-over 'f'.

Sources: http://www.childrensbooksonline.org/Maori_Folk_Tales/maori_language.htm