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Hawaii 2010
The Hawaiian Language
Palapala Loke (Barbara Rose)
Kipo Mikala Penekona (Chip Michael Benson)          Kaila Kilikopela Penekona (Dale Christopher Benson)

The Hawaiian Language consists of 5 vowels and 8 consonants.
English words can be easily changed to Hawaiian with a few simple transliteration rules:

  • There are no consonant clusters in Hawaiian. Adjoining English consonants are either separated by a vowel or one of the consonants is dropped.
  • A vowel is added at the end of words, very often a, sometimes o
  • The okina is a consonant, a letter that is not a vowel. In English, it is known as a "glottal stop", which means "stop the flow of air at that point". The sounds occurs as a break between two vowels.
  • Names are unisex.
Letter Pronounced English to Hawaiian
a

ah

 a
e eh e
i ee i  j  y
o oh o
u oo u
h heh h  sh
k keh c  ch  d  g  k  q
s  sh  st  t  th  x  z
l lah l  r
m moo m
n noo n  ng
p pee b  f  p  ph
w weh / veh w  v
' (okina) oh kee na

 

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