Is there a Hawaiian alphabet

Answer 1

= Hawaiian Alphabet - Common Words = The Hawaiian language consists of 8 consonants and 5 vowels. You will never find 2 consonants together, a vowel always follows a consonant or the vowel stands alone (eg. a lo ha). The 'okina ('), diacritical mark or glottal stop is considered a consonant (eg. ho'olaule'a), note that a vowel follows every consonant. There is also another kind of mark that you will normally see on many Hawaiian words. This is a MACRON or KAHAKO, it is a vowel that has a line over it. The macron is used to show where the vowels are stressed and are somewhat longer than other vowels. (eg. the word ainaWITHOUT the MACRON over the first "a" would mean: "a meal". 'aina WITH the MACRON over the first "a" would mean: "land".) Consonants p, k are pronounced about the same as in English but with less aspiration h, l, m, n are pronounced about the same as in English w - after i and e, sounds like a v; after u and o, it sounds like w; after an a it is either w or v. ' or 'okina is a glottal stop, similar to the sound between the oh's in oh-oh. Vowels Unstressed a like ain above e like e in set i like y in city o like o in mole u like oo in soon Stressed a, a(with kahako) like a in above e like e in set e (with kahako) like ay in play i, i(with kahako) like ee in fee o, o(with kahako) like o in mole u, u(with kahako) like oo in soon ; ahi (ah-hee) : yellow-fin tuna ; aikane (ai-ka-nay) : friend ; alaea (ah-lah-ay-ah) : red water-soluble soil used for coloring salt, for medicine and as a dye ; aloha (a-lo-ha) : hello, goodbye, love, and many others ; auwe (a-oo-way) : ouch ; awa : native shrub whose root was used to make a narcotic drink ; ewa (ay-va) : opposite direction from Diamond Head ; haku : to compose, weave or arrange ; hala : the pandanus tree, whose leaves are plaited into mats, baskets and hats ; halau : hula troupe ; hale : house ; heiau : ancient place of worship ; humuhumunukunukuapuaa (hoo-moo-hoo-moo-noo-coo-noo-coo-a-poo-a-a) : a tropical fish smaller than it's name ; ieie : a woody climbing plant that grows in the mountains. One of five plants placed on the hula altar ; ilima : native shrubs bearing yellow, orange, greenish or dull-red flowers ; ipo (ee-po) : sweetheart ; kalai waa : canoe carver ; Kalakaua (ka-la-ka-oo-a) : main street of Waikiki, named after former king ; Kalanianaole (ka-la-nee-a-na-o-lay): major highway named for Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole ; kamani : a large tree with white, orange blossom-like flowers ; kane (ka-nay) : man ; Kapiolani (ka-pee-o-la-nee) : main Honolulu boulevard named after a former queen ; keiki (kay-ee-kee) : baby, child ; kiawe (kee-ah-veh) ; Hawaiian thorny shrub ; kii pohaku (kee-e po-hah-ku) : petroglyph ; kokua (ko-koo-a) : help ; kukui (koo-koo-ee) : candlenut tree, bearing nuts containing white oily kernels which were used for lighting by ancient Hawaiians ; kulina pohapoha (koo-lee-na po-ha-po-ha) : popcorn ; Likelike (lee-kay-lee-kay) : highway named after former prince ; mahalo (ma-ha-lo) : thank you ; lomilomi (lo-mee-lo-mee) : to rub, press, knead as in massage ; maile (ma-ee-lee) : native twining shrub with fragrant leaves ; makai (mah-kah-ee) : to the sea ; Makapuu (mah-kah-poo-oo) : Easternmost beach of Oahu ; makamaka (ma-ka-ma-ka) : dear friend; preceded by na -- dear friends ; malihini (ma-lee-hee-nee) : newcomer ; mana (mah-nah) : spiritual power ; mano (mah-no) : shark ; mauka (ma-oo-ka) : to the mounain ; 'okole (o-ko-lee) : buttocks; ohana (o-ha-na) : family ; ono (o-no) : large mackerel-type fish; delicious, tasty, savory ; opakapaka : blue snapper ; opihi (o-pee-hee) : limpet ; paakai (pa-ah-ka-ee) : salt ; pikake (pee-kah-kay) : shrub with small, white, very fragrant flowers (lilac) ; pali (pa-lee) : steep cliffs ; pau (pa-oo) : finished, over ; pupu (poo-poo) : appetizer, hors d'oeuvre ; ulu (oo-loo) : breadfruit tree ; ulu maika : stone used in playing the maika game (bowling) ; waa kaulua : double canoe ; wahine (wa-hee-nay) : woman ; Waimea (wa-ee-may-a) : Oahu North Shore bay, Big Island town

Answer 2

Officially the written form of Hawaiian has 13 letters (a,e,i,o,u,h,k,l,m,n,p,w, and (') the 'okina). The 'okina is a glottal stop and is considered a consonant; without it the meaning of a word is changed (ie "ko'u", meaning "my" and "kou" meaning yours)

Some instructors will tell you that there are in fact 10 vowels (a,e,i,o,u,?,?,?,?,?).

Answer 3

Officially the written form of Hawaiian has 13 letters (a,e,i,o,u,h,k,l,m,n,p,w, and (') the 'okina). The 'okina is a glottal stop and is considered a consonant; without it the meaning of a word is changed (ie "ko'u", meaning "my" and "kou" meaning yours)

Some instructors will tell you that there are in fact 10 vowels (a,e,i,o,u,ā,ē,ī,ō,ū).

Answer 4

There are 12 letters in the hawaiian alpabet