Hawaiian
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Hawaiian Vocabulary
11 phrases
2010-05-05
With only 1000 or so fluent speakers, and less than 10,000 daily speakers, Hawaiian is one of the languages in danger of disappearing this next century. Do your part and learn some today! This is a good selection of Hawaiian vocabulary.
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"cliff, precipice, peak on Oahu"
Pali
(pah-le)
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"feast, banquet"
Lu'au
(loo-ah-oo)
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"female of the species, woman, wife, girl friend"
Wahine
(wah-he-nay)
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"foreigner, white person"
Haole
(how-lay)
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"house, residence"
Hale
(hah-lay)
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"make it snappy, hurry, be quick"
Wikiwiki
(we-key-we-key)
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"male, husband, Polynesian deity"
Kane
(kay-nay)
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"porch, verandah"
Lanai
(lah-nye)
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"sea water, broth"
Kai
(kah-e)
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"work, labor, make, do"
Hana
(hah-nah)
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"wreath, garland, neckwear"
Lei
(lay-e)
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  • Elizabeth Lindsey

Added: 2010-04-06 05:13:04 UTC