![]() Ukulele - stringed instrument, small guitar ![]() Moo - lizard, reptile, dragon, water spirit Menehune - legendary -little people who inhabited islands before Polynesians Makahiki - celebration held annually with sports and religious festivities Lei - garland of flowers, leaves or shells Kipuka - oasis of undisturbed land within a lava field Kalo, taro - a broad-leafed plant that produces starchy roots Hula - uniquely Hawaiian form of dance, communication, often through stories ![]() Heiau - ancient Hawaiian religious temple Halau - house for hula training hula troupe Note: Sometimes the "W" is pronounced the same as "V"Ĭommonly used Hawaiian words and definitions:Īhupuaa - division of land stretching from mountains to seaĪloha - a fond greeting or farewell, the spirit of Kauai (the symbol “ ¨ ” stands for long vowels)Ĭonsonants sound the same as English, but without aspiration afer k and p O - oh, as in no (wihtout the “u” glide): taro n, p, w, and ‘Į - a as in way (wihtout the “i” glide): nene It consists of five vowels and seven consonants:Ī, e, i, o. These missionaries helped create a written form of the language. Until the arrival of American missionaries in the early 1800s, the Hawaiian language was an oral tradition. English and Hawaiian are Hawaii's two official languages.
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