How to pronounce Rawiri?

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Pronunciation of Rawiri in Auckland, New Zealand

RAA-wih-ree
RAA - rhymes with non-rhotic 'bar', 'star'
wih - pronounced as 'wick' without 'ck'
ree - rhymes with 'see', 'pea'


Type of Name:

First Name

Language:

Māori (New Zealand)

Alternate Spelling(s):

Rāwiri

Meaning:

David

Additional Information:

Due to being a Māori word, the R's are traditionally pronounced as Alveolar flaps, and both I's are traditionally pronounced as a short 'ee'(rhymes with 'sea'). Traditionally spelled, the macron (horizontal line) over the A denotes a longer vowel.


Comments:

Pronunciation of Rawiri

Rawiri is pronounced as

r ae - w ee - r ee

r sounds like the 'r' in 'rat'
ae sounds like the 'a' in 'at'
w sounds like the 'w' in 'win'
ee sounds like the 'ee' in 'see'


Rawiri is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ r ae - w ee - r ee ]

r ae - w ee - r ee
rat at   win see   rat see

Comments:

Pronunciation of Rawiri in Auckland, New Zealand

Rawiri is pronounced as

R AA w ih r ee

r sounds like the 'r' in 'rat'
aa sounds like the 'a' in 'car'
w sounds like the 'w' in 'win'
ih sounds like the 'i' in 'it'
ee sounds like the 'ee' in 'see'


Rawiri is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ R AA w ih r ee ]

R AA w ih r ee
rat car win it rat see

Type of Name:

First Name

Language:

Māori (New Zealand)

Alternate Spelling(s):

Rāwiri

Meaning:

David

Additional Information:

Due to being a Māori word, the R's are traditionally pronounced as Alveolar flaps, and both I's are traditionally pronounced as a short 'ee'(rhymes with 'sea'). Traditionally spelled, the macron (horizontal line) over the A denotes a longer vowel.


Comments:

Pronunciation of Rawiri

Raa-Wee-Ree
raa - pronounced as 'ran' without 'n'
wee - rhymes with 'see'
ree - rhymes with 'see'


Comments:

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