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 == South Island Māori == 

 Hi Kahuroa - yes, there are linguistic sources that say that, but I sold all my old textbooks when I left university, so I'm relying on the one or two paltry sources I have here at home (I have a broken ankle at the moment, so a trip to the Hocken isn't viable, and the idea of spending an afternoon wading through texts I'd rather not see again doesn't thrill me). The few fragments of Māori I've seen written in southern dialect also have all the changes I mentioned in the text. ... "