 The Europeans have omitted the obvious H sound in Rakahanga by writing in print “Rakaanga.” The people of the Manihiki Island pronounce their island “Manihiki” but write it “Maniiki” because the people are taught when learning the alphabet to not include the H. The word hala was influenced by Tahiti, where the sound exists as an F and is pronounced as “fara”.It became evident that the sound was not the Tahitian F but was influenced with the Maori WH sound.The H and Wh have been used in words in which they are sounded.