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GraceKrispy · 08-21-2009, 02:03 AM

Hulo, hulo! Aia 3 kanaka ma Hawai'i- he mea kupaianaha

Welcome to the cool club

incidentally, I don't stick the 'okina into "Hawaiian" because that's not a Hawaiian word, it's an English version of a Hawaiian concept. Hawaiian words never end in a consonant, and never have two consonants next to one another. An the 'okina is a consonant. 13 letters- 5 vowels, 8 consonants. In Hawaiian, you'd just stick the word "Hawai'i" on the back as a modifier. Like Hawaiian flag would be "hae Hawai'i."

And there ends the lesson for the day.

08-21-2009, 02:03 AM	#26
GraceKrispy It's Dr. Penguin now! Posts: 3,909 Karma: 4705733 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: (USA) Device: iPad mini, Samsung Note 3, Sony PRS-650 (rarely used now)	Hulo, hulo! Aia 3 kanaka ma Hawai'i- he mea kupaianaha Welcome to the cool club incidentally, I don't stick the 'okina into "Hawaiian" because that's not a Hawaiian word, it's an English version of a Hawaiian concept. Hawaiian words never end in a consonant, and never have two consonants next to one another. An the 'okina is a consonant. 13 letters- 5 vowels, 8 consonants. In Hawaiian, you'd just stick the word "Hawai'i" on the back as a modifier. Like Hawaiian flag would be "hae Hawai'i." And there ends the lesson for the day.