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The Hawaiian Language

The Hawaiian Language. Home. Background. Alphabet. Pronunciation. Samples. Works Cited Page. Click the orchid to return Home. Background. The Hawaiian Language (Olelo Hawai’i) along with English is an official language of the state of Hawaii which became a state in 1959. . Alphabet.

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The Hawaiian Language

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  1. The Hawaiian Language

  2. Home Background Alphabet Pronunciation Samples Works Cited Page Click the orchid to return Home

  3. Background The Hawaiian Language (Olelo Hawai’i) along with English is an official language of the state of Hawaii which became a state in 1959.

  4. Alphabet There are only 12 letters in the Hawaiian alphabet: five vowels – a,e,i,o,u and seven consonants – h,k,l,m,p,and w. The ‘okina is used between vowels to make a distant separation and is considered a consonant making 13 letters altogether. ‘okina Hawai’i A ‘okina is placed between double vowels to emphasize the pronunciation of each vowel sound.

  5. Pronunciation Every letter is pronounced the same way each time and every syllable ends in a vowel sound. The vowels sounds are: A – ah E – a (long a) I – e (long e) O- o (long o) U – oh The seven consonants are always pronounced the same way. Explore some examples with this glossary of Hawaiian words.

  6. Samples

  7. Samples beach kahaone Use the Hawaiian Electronic Library to try your own words. Click the beach for more samples

  8. Samples forest ululāʻau Use the Hawaiian Electronic Library to try your own words.

  9. Samples volcano luapele Use the Hawaiian Electronic Library to try your own words.

  10. Samples sunset napoʻoʻana o kalā Use the Hawaiian Electronic Library to try your own words.

  11. Samples lava ʻāpele (rough lava); pāhoehoe (smooth) Use the Hawaiian Electronic Library to try your own words.

  12. Samples mountain mauna Use the Hawaiian Electronic Library to try your own words.

  13. Samples trees lāʻau Use the Hawaiian Electronic Library to try your own words.

  14. Samples coast kapakai Use the Hawaiian Electronic Library to try your own words.

  15. Works Cited Page Information: "Hawaii Language - Hawaii Native Language." WanderPlanet Travel | Vacation with Travel Deals, Discount Hotels Resorts, Cheap Airfares, Car Rentals. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Jan. 2011. <http://www.wanderplanet.com/vacation-hawaii/hawaii-language.htm>. "Hawaiian language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Jan. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_language>. "Hawaiian Language." Hawaii Vacation Travel Guide. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Jan. 2011. <http://www.alternative-hawaii.com/hacul/language.htm>. "Nā Puke WeheweheʻŌleloHawaiʻi." Nā Puke WeheweheʻŌleloHawaiʻi. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Jan. 2011. <http://wehewehe.org/>. Information: Images: "Maps of Hawaii." Hawaiian Maps. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Jan. 2011. <www.hawaii-map.org/hawaii-map.jpg>. All other images are originals taken by Karen C. Seddon

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