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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.
Hawaiian syllables may contain one consonant in the onset, or there is no onset. Syllables with no onset contrast with syllables beginning with the glottal stop: /alo/ ('front') contrasts with /ʔalo/ ('to dodge'). Codas and consonant clusters are prohibited in the phonotactics of Hawaiian words of Austronesian origin. [36]
Due to the Hawaiian orthography's difference from English orthography, the pronunciation of the words differ. For example, the muʻumuʻu, traditionally a Hawaiian dress, is pronounced / ˈ m uː m uː / MOO-moo by many mainland (colloquial term for the Continental U.S.) residents. However, many Hawaii residents have learned that the ʻokina in ...
The larger island (on the left when looking from Lanikai) is referred to as Moku Nui and the smaller is Moku Iki, which translates literally to big island and small island. Some Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners note that there was likely a non-generic name given to the islands that have since been lost because neither Moku Nui nor Moku ...
Lānaʻi is an island and has some other meanings, [4] while lānai is a covered porch around a house, [5] and lanai means "stiff-backed". [6] Use of the kahakō and ʻokina, as used in current standard Hawaiian orthography, is preferred in Hawaiian language words, names and usage in the body of articles dealing with Hawaii on the English ...
Niʻihau dialect (Standard Hawaiian: ʻŌlelo Niʻihau, Niʻihau: Olelo Matuahine, lit. 'mother tongue') is a dialect of the Hawaiian language spoken on the island of Niʻihau, more specifically in its only settlement Puʻuwai, and on the island of Kauaʻi, specifically near Kekaha, where descendants of families from Niʻihau now live.
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This category consists of Hawaiian words on the English Wikipedia. Therefore, the pages are written in English. Therefore, the pages are written in English. If you want to read articles in Hawaiian, visit the Hawaiian Wikipedia .