Karawhiua!

This is well done. It’s filmed in a way that’s given players the confidence to take their time and pronounce their name clearly. Take special note of Hopoate. Often the names you’ve been hearing for generations are the hardest to correct, but this is how it is pronounced

Tuilagi not Tualagi . In Samoan (and Māori, Tongan, Fijian, Cook Islands Māori), the “i” is pronounced like the English ee as in bee

Listen to little mate in the video and then pronounce Sivo. m.youtube.com/watch?v=-0QCOn…

Watch this video of the Cook Islands Māori vowels. When pronouncing Iro. You need to pronounce the “i” as the English ee as in bee. Then roll the r. Then finish with the ‘o’ sound which is more similar to the English word or. m.youtube.com/watch?v=HQB_QY…

If you were going to break Ofahengaue into syllables. It would be Ofa-he-nga-ue . There is no hard ‘g’ sound. The ng is pronounced as it is in the English word singer.

A course highlight has to be when we are working on Fijian names.. we learn about the letter ‘c’ being pronounced the same as the th in father… and the correct pronunciation of the name Civoniceva clicks.

Not sure where the ‘z’ sound is coming from in Isaako, but can confirm, there is no letter z in the Samoan alphabet.

Sorry to confirm with commentators that Zahara and Temara do not rhyme. Please stop trying to make it happen.

Be like Matahi, Ian and Tatiana in your pronunciation of Teahupo'o youtu.be/IOV6_GK7Z80?si…

But are we ready to pronounce his name?

Why when this video (and our program) exists, are we getting this weird version of Nanai on Fox League ? m.youtube.com/watch?v=b40LkH…

A reminder, It’s Siosiua, the Tongan version of Joshua. The two word thing is a typo from many moons ago that’s stuck around for far too long. It would be like writing Da Nny

If any media are covering the NRL Pacific Tests coming up and would like to brush up on their pronunciation, you are encouraged to get in touch with us, plenty of time to improve your confidence and competence leading into these special games.

Congratulations to The Ingoa Project 🌺 alumni Sully James Sullivan who is covering the NSW Rugby League Grand Final today. Pronunciation the best of any caller, on any Rugby League broadcast in Australia this year.

Not sure when the collective decided that the letter h in Tapuha was silent. But it’s not.