Chapter 1: Pronunciation Practice Flashcards
Say each word out loud. Try to pronounce the accents correctly. (44 cards)
1
Q
What are the five Tahitian vowels?
A
a e i o u
2
Q
parau
A
to speak
3
Q
matau
A
hook
4
Q
marō
A
dry
5
Q
nana
A
herd
6
Q
mati
A
match
7
Q
fefe
A
twisted
8
Q
pepe
A
butterfly
9
Q
‘i
A
by, at
10
Q
‘api
A
page
11
Q
poro
A
corner
12
Q
pupu
A
group
13
Q
tutu
A
kind of tree
14
Q
‘ua
A
past tense marker
15
Q
pārau
A
pearl
16
Q
mātau
A
to know
17
Q
māro
A
to be stubborn
18
Q
nāna
A
for him
19
Q
māti
A
March
20
Q
fēfē
A
a boil
21
Q
pēpē
A
to wound
22
Q
‘ī
A
full
23
Q
‘apī
A
new
24
Q
pōro
A
a marble
25
marō
dry
26
maro
royal belt
27
pūpū
sea-shell
28
tūtu
a cook
29
ūa
rain
30
What are the eight Tahitian consonants?
f h m n p r t v
31
What is a glottal stop?
It consists of blocking the air-stream with the glottis. It is similar to the sound heard, for example, in the cockney pronunciation of the word “butter”, where the “tt” is not sounded, but replaced by a glottal stop, thus “bu’er”.
32
What are the four pronunciations of the initial vowel in Tahitian?
(i) The vowel may be short and preceded by a glottal stop, as in: ’oe you ’umara sweet potato ’uri dog ’amu eat
(ii) The vowel may be long and preceded by a glottal stop, as in: ’au to swim ’/a to steal
(iii) The vowel may be short, not preceded by a glottal stop, as in: au I, me atua God
(iv) The vowel may be long, not preceded by a glottal stop, as in: ao world, day ciu nice, good.
33
What is a syllable in Tahitian?
The syllable in Tahitian consists of + C + N, where C equals a consonant or glottal stop, and N equals either a short vowel, a long vowel (i.e. two identical vowels), or a sequence of two different vowels. + indicates that the consonant is optional, while + indicates that the vowel or sequence is obligatory in the syllable.
34
What is the first stress rule?
(i) In words containing either a sequence of different vowels or a long vowel, the stress falls on the first vowel of the sequence, or on the long vowel.
Examples: tiare flower raiti rice tia ’a shoe pahi ship tamarii boy tamahine daughter
35
What is the second stress rule?
(ii) With words containing two such sequences (i.e. sequences of different or same vowels, that is, long vowels), then the stress falls on the first of the sequences in the word.
Examples: feia group
tamaroa boy
faraoa bread
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What is the third stress rule?
(iii) With words not containing long vowels or sequences of vowels, the stress falls on the penultimate syllable. Examples: fare house; tima’o shark; ta’ata person; ’ohipa work
37
What is the fourth stress rule?
(iv) With compound words, usually polysyllabic, each part of the compound takes its own stress. Examples: pua'a-niho goat; pua’a-horo-fenua horse
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pua'a
pig
39
ueue
to shake
40
nui
big, immense
41
'uo'ou
clean
42
'apo'o
hole
43
ī'oa
name
44
ha'ari
coconut
