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69 Cards in this Set
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Vowels
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A (ah) O (ouh - low oh)
E (eh/aa) U (ooo) I (ee) |
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Consonants
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he mu we
ke nu ' la pi |
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P-i'-ap-a
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Alphabet
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Maika'i
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Good
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For these flashcards, the - will precede the vowel due to font restrictions. |
kahak-o
Accents/lengthens the vowel sound. Can be any vowel. |
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'okina
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Kala
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Fish
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Kal-a
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Sun
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K-al-a
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Money
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'ohana
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Family
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mo'opuna
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grandchildren
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'O wai kou inoa?
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What is your name?
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Nohea mai 'oe?
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How are you?
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Pehea 'oe?
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Where are you from.
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Aloha e [name]
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Hello to [name]
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pau
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done/over
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H-ui!
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Call of announcing presence.
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aloha kakahiaka
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aloha in the morning
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aloha awakea
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good afternoon from about 10am to 2pm
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aloha 'auinal-a
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good afternoon (after 2pm)
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aloha ahiahi
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good evening.
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Pehea 'oe?
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How are you?
Possible Answer: Maka'i au. (I'm good.) |
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Maka'i au.
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Possible answer to Pehea 'oe?
I'm good. Can also be Maka'i n-o au. (I'm really good.) |
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'oe
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you
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au
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I or I am
Generally, sounds like it is attached to the word before it unless that words ends in an okina. |
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'-oma'ima'i
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sick. As in '-oma'ima'i au. (I'm sick.)
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m-aluhiluhi
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tired. As in m-aluhiluhi au. (I'm tired.)
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hau'oli
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happy. As in hau'oli au. (I'm happy.)
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kaumaha
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sad. As in kaumaha au. (I'm sad.)
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Pöloli
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hungry. As in p-ololi au.
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makewai
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Thirsty. As in makewai au.
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ha 'aha 'a
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humble
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Are you ___?
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Pupuka 'oe? You ugly?
Makewai 'oe? You thirsty? etc. |
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'oe?
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To ask if someone is feeling a sensation or feeling add 'oe? after the feeling.
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wai
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water
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'Ae
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yeah/yes.
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pupuka këia pëpë.
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This baby's so ugly. I thought, Oh, good thing I understand, you know, or else I would feel hurt. See, in Hawaiian, when they say that the baby is pupuka, or they say you're pupuka, they don't really mean that. They just want to make sure that no one else around is going to get jealous of your beauty.
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u'i
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beautiful. Giving the idea of being young and beautiful.
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pupuka
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ugly
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hele mai
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travel in this direction toward me
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kupuna
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ancestor
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'O wai kou inoa?
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What is your name?
'O wai means "who" Possible answer: 'O [name] ko'u inoa. |
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'O [name] ko'u inoa.
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My name is [____].
Possible answer to: 'O wai kou inoa? |
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pilikia
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trouble
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uwaki
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watch
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auwë
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exclamation of dispair
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kumu
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teacher
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a hui hou
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see you later
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kou
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your
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ko'u
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my
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lölö
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Paralyzed, numb, feeble-minded, crazy.
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lolo
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1. brains and bone marrow
2. religious ceremony where brains were eaten 3. pithy whit sponge in a sprouting coconut (aka iho) 4. a kind of fish 5. a pole for a thatch roof 6. first brew of a ti root 7. "Serves you right! I told you so!" |
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No hea mai 'oe?
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Where are you from?
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No [place] mai au.
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I am from [place].
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Oahu
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Pronounced: O'ahu
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Kealakekua
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No okina!
Pronounced: kay-allah-kay-coo-ah |
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Kaneohe
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Pronounced: Käne 'ohe
Kahn-A-O-hey |
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Pokai
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Pronounced: Pöka 'i
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Menehune
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Legendary race of small people who worked at night, building fish ponds, roads, temples; if the work was not finished in one night, it remained unfinished. (Aka Melehune)
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Lihue
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Pronounced: Lïhu 'e
Lee-who-eh |
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Kona
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Pronounced:
Koh-nah == Hawaiian oh NOT kO-nah == English OH! |
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Kahului
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Pronounced:
Kah-who-louie |
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Lanai
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Pronounced: Läna‘i
Lah-nah-ee |
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hale
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1. house
2. host/hospitable person |
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ho'okipa
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to entertain. to be welcoming.
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laulima
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cooperation
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käkou
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"we" inclusive of three or more
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pehea
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how? what? how about it?
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këlä
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that. That one. he, she, it.
That person or thing. The former. |
