te reo Māori loanword phonology

When words are borrowed into reo Māori speakers must make choices as to how deal with consonant clusters. Ray Harlow's classic chapter "Borrowing and its alternatives in Māori" sets out the basic choice between anapytyxis (insertion of a vowel) and consonant loss, but which words use which strategy; why; which vowels are inserted when anaptyxis is involved; and which consonants are lost in which environment has been little studied. This presentation summarizes the conclusions in the literature and extends them with reference to the loanword appendix in Willliams's Dictionary of the Māori Language.