6. Consonant and vowel blends
Ko e konisonānite faka-Tonga’ ‘oku mā’unga hono ongo’ ki he vauele ‘ikai fakau’a ko e Aa. Hangē ko ‘eni: fa ha ka la ma na nga pa sa ta va. Ko e taimi pe ‘oku tu’u fakataha ai ha konisonānite mo ha vauele kehe mei he Aa hangē ko e Ee Ii Oo Uu, te nau fakalea ‘e kinautolu ‘a e ongo ‘e mā’unga ia ki he ongo ‘o e fo’i vauele ko ia’. Hangē ko ‘eni: fa fe fi fo fu, ha, he, hi, ho hu, ka ke ki ko ku, la le li lo lu, ma, me, mi, mo mu, na ne ni no nu, nga, nge, ngi, ngo, ngu, pa, pe, pi, po, pu, sa, se, si, so, su, ta, te, ti, to, tu, va, ve, vi, vo, vu.
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Tongan consonants default to the sound of non glottal-stopped A a. For example: fa ha ka la ma na nga pa sa ta va. When a consonant is combined with the other normal vowels apart from A a like Ee Ii Oo Uu they produce a sound that must be defaulted to the sound of that particular vowel. For examples: fa fe fi fo fu, ha, he, hi, ho hu, ka ke ki ko ku, la le li lo lu, ma, me, mi, mo mu, na ne ni no nu, nga, nge, ngi, ngo, ngu, pa, pe, pi, po, pu, sa, se, si, so, su, ta, te, ti, to, tu, va, ve, vi, vo, vu. Click the links above for more exercises on this topic and some important information about the Akoola courses.