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Say Hello in the Hawaiian Language

Hawai'i

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"Hello, my name is Kanani."

English:
 Hello
 My name is
Hawaiian:
 Aloha
 'O-(your name), ko'u inoa
Pronunciation:
 Ah-LOH-hah
 OH-(your name), KOH-oh EE-noh-ah

Did You Know You Were Speaking Hawaiian?

Words in English from the Hawaiian language:

  • lei
    		•
  • lanai
    		•
  • lû'au
    		•
  • hula
    		•
  • aloha
    		•
  • ukelele
    		•

    Hawaiian Alphabet

    Learning Hawaiian

    Hawaiian Culture

    Who Can You Talk To?

    There are 2,000 people in Hawai'i and California in the United States of America who speak Hawaiian. Now you can say hello to 2,000 people!

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