# English (New Zealand) (en-NZ)
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The following table lists the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) phonemes, the Extended Speech Assessment Methods Phonetic Alphabet (X-SAMPA) symbols, and the corresponding visemes for the New Zealand English voices that are supported by Amazon Polly.


**Phoneme/Viseme Table**  

| IPA | X-SAMPA | Description | Example | Viseme | 
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 
|  **Consonants**  | 
| b | b | voiced bilabial plosive | **b**ed | p | 
| d | d | voiced alveolar plosive | **d**ig | t | 
| d͡ʒ | dZ | voiced postalveolar affricate | **j**ump | S | 
| ð | D | voiced dental fricative | **th**en | T | 
| f | f | voiceless labiodental fricative | **f**ive | f | 
| g | g | voiced velar plosive | **g**ame | k | 
| h | h | voiceless glottal fricative | **h**ouse | k | 
| j | j | palatal approximant | **y**es | i | 
| k | k | voiceless velar plosive | **c**at | k | 
| l | l | alveolar lateral approximant | **l**ay | t | 
| l̩ | l= | syllabic alveolar lateral approximant | batt**le** | t | 
| m | m | bilabial nasal | **m**ouse | p | 
| m̩ | m= | syllabic bilabial nasal | anth**em** | p | 
| n | n | alveolar nasal | **n**ap | t | 
| n̩ | n= | syllabic alveolar nasal | butto**n** | t | 
| ŋ | N | velar nasal | thi**ng** | k | 
| p | p | voiceless bilabial plosive | **p**in | p | 
| ɹ | r\$1 | alveolar approximant | **r**ed | r | 
| s | s | voiceless alveolar fricative | **s**eem | s | 
| ʃ | S | voiceless postalveolar fricative | **sh**ip | S | 
| t | t | voiceless alveolar plosive | **t**ask | t | 
| t͡ʃ | tS | voiceless postalveolar affricate | **ch**art | S | 
| Θ | T | voiceless dental fricative | **th**in | T | 
| v | v | voiced labiodental fricative | **v**est | f | 
| w | w | labial-velar approximant | **w**est | u | 
| z | z | voiced alveolar fricative | **z**ero | s | 
| ʒ | Z | voiced postalveolar fricative | vi**s**ion | S | 
|  **Vowels**  | 
| ə | @ | mid central vowel | **a**ren**a** | @ | 
| əʊ | @U | diphthong | g**oa**t | @ | 
| æ | \$1 | near open-front unrounded vowel | tr**a**p | a | 
| aɪ | aI | diphthong | pr**i**ce | a | 
| aʊ | aU | diphthong | m**ou**th | a | 
| ɑː | A: | long open-back unrounded vowel | f**a**ther | a | 
| eɪ | eI | diphthong | f**a**ce | e | 
| ɜː | 3: | long open mid-central unrounded vowel | n**ur**se | E | 
| ɛ | E | open mid-front unrounded vowel | dr**e**ss | E | 
| ɛə | E@ | diphthong | squ**are** | E | 
| i: | i | long close front unrounded vowel | fl**ee**ce | i | 
| ɪ | I | near-close near-front unrounded vowel | k**i**t | i | 
| ɪə | I@ | diphthong | n**ear** | i | 
| ɔː | O: | long open-mid back rounded vowel | th**ou**ght | O | 
| ɔɪ | OI | Diphthong | ch**oi**ce | O | 
| ɒ | Q | open back rounded vowel | l**o**t | O | 
| u: | u: | long close-back rounded vowel | g**oo**se | u | 
| ʊ | U | near-close near-back rounded vowel | f**oo**t | u | 
| ʊə | U@ | diphthong | c**u**re | u | 
| ʌ | V | Open-mid-back unrounded vowel | str**u**t | E | 
|  **Additional Symbols**  | 
| ˈ | " | primary stress | Ala**ba**ma |  | 
| ˌ | % | secondary stress | **A**labama |  | 
| . | . | syllable boundary | A.la.ba.ma |  | 

The Aria voice speaks New Zealand English and offers limited support for Maori. It can pronounce the following Maori words and phrases. The Maori phrases are case-sensitive.


| English | Maori | 
| --- | --- | 
| Hello/cheers | Kia ora | 
| Welcome (to) | Nau mai (ki) | 
| Hello (one person)/thank you | Tēnā koe | 
| Hello (three or more people)/thank you | Tēnā koutou | 
| Good morning | Ata mārie | 
| Good morning | Mōrena | 
| Thank you | Ngā mihi | 
| Take care | Ngā manaakitanga | 
| See you | Ka kite | 
| See you later | Mā te wā | 
| Have a good day | Kia pai tō rā | 
| Merry Christmas | Meri Kirihimete | 
| Maori | Māori | 
| Maori language | te reo Māori | 
| Maori language week | Te wiki o te reo Māori | 
| New Zealand | Aotearoa | 
| Maori New Year | Mātariki | 
| Town in New Zealand / Waitangi Day is the national day of New Zealand | Waitangi | 
| One | tahi | 
| Two | rua | 
| Three | toru | 
| Four | whā | 
| Five | rima | 
| Six | ono | 
| Seven | whitu | 
| Eight | waru | 
| Nine | iwa | 
| Ten | tekau | 
| Twenty | rua tekau | 
| Thirty | Toru tekau |