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The omission or misuse of these diacritics can lead to significant errors in representation and meaning. Importance of Diacritics: The kahakō (macron) indicates a long vowel, which can change the pronounciation and meaning of a word. For example: *Kāne* (n. Male, husband, male sweetheart, man, etc.) vs. *Kane* (Tinea, a fungus skin disease).
However, word order is flexible, and the emphatic word can be placed first in the sentence. [1]: p28 Hawaiian largely avoids subordinate clauses, [1]: p.27 and often uses a possessive construction instead. [1]: p.41 Hawaiian, unlike English, is a pro-drop language, meaning pronouns may be omitted when the meaning is clear from context.
For examples of the ʻokina, consider the Hawaiian words Hawaiʻi and Oʻahu (often simply Hawaii and Oahu in English orthography). In Hawaiian, these words are pronounced [hʌˈʋʌi.ʔi] and [oˈʔʌ.hu], and are written with an ʻokina where the glottal stop is pronounced. [84] [85] Elbert & Pukui's Hawaiian Grammar says "The glottal stop ...
Literal meaning Notes Hawaiian: ʻokina: Separator; cutting; breaking The ʻokina is often replaced in computer publications by the grave accent (`), the left single quotation mark (‘), or the apostrophe ('), especially when the correct typographical mark (ʻ) is not available. Samoan: koma liliu "Inverted comma"—inverted (liliu) comma (koma)
English also borrows some Hawaiian words (e.g. ukulele, mahimahi, and muʻumuʻu). Hawaiian vocabulary often overlaps with other Polynesian languages, such as Tahitian, so it is not always clear which of those languages a term is borrowed from.
Note: The word ʻewa can also mean crooked, out of shape, imperfect, ill-fitting. The word ewa, (without the okina), means unstable, swaying, wandering; strayed . This section is here to highlight some of the most common words of the Hawaiian Language, ʻŌlelo , that are used in everyday conversation amongst locals.
Spanish is a romance language, meaning it derives from Latin. English also has a great many Latin root words. Spanish also has a relatively straightforward grammar with fewer exceptions to the ...
This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Hawaiian on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Hawaiian in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them.