[header] How to do the haka [title] Pronounce each syllable separately. [step] The maori language, spoken by indigenous people of new zealand, has vowels with long and short sounds (such as ay and ah for the letter a). Each phrase, such as " ka ma-te, " is pronounced separately. 
There is a very short stop between each syllable, with a few exceptions. The resulting sounds in a haka will be staccato and fierce.