Kia ora!

MPAi is a Māori pronunciation tool which allows you to map your te reo Māori vowels to sounds produced by kaumāutua (elder) speakers collected as part of the MAONZE (Māori New Zealand English) project. MPAi uses responsive feedback according to your pronunciation to teach te reo Māori vowel pronunciation without the need for English references.
This javascript version is based on the application described in Watson et al. 2017
You can tap on the plot to hear the vowel sound produced by the kaumātua speaker. You can also record your own