so te mata 'eye' is never pronounced with a .While standard Tahitian only has as a result of dissimilation, the dialects of the Leeward Islands have many cases of corresponding to standard Tahitian . For example, inhabitants of Maupiti pronounce their island's name .

Finally there is a toro {{'etaa'eta}}ï}}, a trema put on the i, but only used in ïa when used as