AbstractWe show that the partial sums Snf of the Vilenkin-Fourier series of f ∊ L1 are of exponential type off any set where the Hardy-Littlewood maximal function of f is bounded. It then follows that Snkf(x) = o(log log nk) a.e. for any lacunary sequence {nk}. Our results are Vilenkin-Fourier series analogues of those of R. A. Hunt [1].