The Hawaiian Language

Hawaiian gifts

The Hawaiian LanguageAlthough Hawaiian words may look challenging to pronounced they're typically easy to say if you sound out the word by each syllable. Sample word: Honolulu. Sound out: ho-no-lu-lu. There are 10 Hawaiian Vowels: 5 vowels: a e i o u [pronounced: ah eh ee oh oo] + 5 vowels with kahakô: â ê î ô û [pronounced with elongated sounds: AH EH EE OH OO] and 8 Hawaiian Consonants: h, k, l, m, n, p, w,[pronounced: heh, peh, keh, lah, moo, noo, peh, veh, `oh kee nah]. Please note that sometimes the "W" is pronounced the same as "V" as in Hawai'i.

Stressed vowels
a - ah, as in car: aloha
e - a, as in may: nene
i - ee, as in bee: honi
o - oh, as in so: mahalo
u - oo, as in spoon: kapu

Unstressed vowels
a - a, as in about: ali`i
e - eh, as in met: kane

In the Hawaiian language a symbol directly over a vowel called a kahakô indicates that the vowel sound is to be elongated. A apostrophe like symbol called an `okina indicates a quick pause in the word, as in "ah-ah" for the word a`a. Note: These Hawaiian vocabulary words have not been written with the use of the correct kahakô markings due to the absence of a Hawaiian Font.

 

Popular Hawaiian Phrases
Everyday Hawaiian Phrases
Hawaiian Calendar - Days/Months
Hawaiian Phrases For Hawaiian Theme
Party & Luau Invitations
People Titles in Hawaiian
Hawaiian Love Phrases & Emotions
Additional Hawaiian Words A - I
Additional Hawaiian Words K - M
Additional Hawaiian Words N - Z

 

[glossary cat="Hawaiian Language" disable_listnav="0" title_prefix="" title_category="1" title_show="1"]