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The Hawaiian language is a dialect of the Polynesian tongue.
It has only 12 letters: the vowels are the same as English,
A, E, I, O, U.
The consonants are H, K, L, M, N, P, and W.
PRONUNCIATION Vowels: A as in father, E as in vein, I as "ee"
in peep, O as in own, and U as "oo" in boo .
CONSONANTS H as in hale, K as in Kate, L as in laid, M as in
moon, N as in noon, P as in peak, and W as in always.
RULES 1. Every word must end in a vowel.
2. Every consonant must be followed by at least one vowel.
3. Every syllable must end in a vowel.
4. Divide into syllables for easy pronunciation: Ka/la/ni/a/na/o/le.
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Hawaiian Word
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Meaning |
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'ahi |
tuna fish (one of local favorite fishes
to eat)
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'ai
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yes |
ali'i
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royalty of Hawaii |
aloha
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hello, goodbye, love |
auwe
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alas, woe |
hale
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house |
haole
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Caucasian, foreigner |
hula
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Hawaiian dance, to dance |
humuhumu-nukunuku- a-pua'a
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Hawaii's state fish |
kai
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sea, ocean |
kahuna
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priest |
kalua
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to bake underground |
kamaaina
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old-timer, local |
keiki
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child |
kokua
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assistance, help, cooperate |
lanai
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porch |
laulau
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combination of pork, chicken, and/or fish
wrapped in leaves and steamed |
lei
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necklace made of flowers |
luau
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feast |
mahalo
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thank you |
mahimahi
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dolphin fish (another local favorite fish
to eat) |
makai
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towards the ocean (used in giving
directions) |
muumuu
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loose Hawaiian dress |
ohana
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family |
okole
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butt |
ono
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delicious |
pali
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cliff |
pau
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done, finished |
piko
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umbilical cord |
poi
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pounded taro |
puka
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hole |
wahine
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female, woman, girl |
wai
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water |
wikiwiki
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quickly |
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