12. The long vowel expanded with a double vowel

Ko e vauele lōloa’ ‘oku lava ke falō ke vauele tu’u lōua. Hangē ko ‘eni: Ko e fo’i lea ko e hū ‘e lava fao’i ia ke toe fakalahi mai ‘aki ha fo’i vauele ‘e taha tatau ‘i hono lea tatau ko e huufi kae ‘ikai ko e hūfi. Ko e lea ko e fakahā ‘e ala fao’i ke fakahaa’i ‘o ka tānaki ‘a e ‘i mei mui kae ‘ikai ko e fakahā’i, pea mo e lea ko e fakahū  ke fakahuu’i taimi ka tānaki ai ‘a e ‘i kae ‘ikai ko e fakahū’i.  Kiliki ‘i he hokonga taupotu ‘i lalo hifo heni’ ki he ngaahi fakamatala mo ha ‘ekisasaisi ke ne fakamaama ange ‘a e fakamatala’ ni.

Kiliki heni:

Lea faka’ilonga taimi, Veape, ‘Etiveape, Etisekitivi, ‘Ātikolo, Nauna   Peleposisini

The long vowel can expand into a double vowel with a stress on its second element while the macaron is being removed. For example: the word hū can be expanded in its variant huufi to become a double vowels uu and not hūfi’.  Fakahā can become fakahaa’i  not fakahā’iwhile fakahū can be used in the form of fakahuu’i not fakahū’i for the same reason. Click the links above for more exercises on this topic and some important information about the Akoola courses.