Is the Hawaiian language still spoken? Is it going to become extinct?

Answer 1

Yes, still spoken; no, not going extinct. In fact, the number of speakers has grown dramatically since the revitalized interest in Native Hawaiian language, history and culture generally since the 1970s renaissance and revival of the sovereignty political movement among Native Hawaiians. It is now taught (unevenly, depending on the school system) in K-12 education, as well as at the Univ. of Hawai`i, in community centers and even in dedicated Hawaiian language schools. More and more folks are learning Hawaiian, and not just Native Hawaiians. Globally, there has been increasing interest in retaining indigenous languages. In Taiwan, for example (in ref. to a prior comment), although Mandarin remains the dominant language, Taiwanese language is now taught in the school system there.

Answer 2

Yes the Hawaiian Language is still spoken. There are schools there that teach the young children to speak Hawaiian and for those students that attend these schools there parents must also put forth an effort to learn the Hawaiian Language along with their children. You can also achieve a degree in the Hawaiian Language also. But no I don't believe the Hawaiian language will become extinct because there is much preservation of the language going on as we speak.

Answer 3

It is still used, only in songs, formal occasions by the guys who keep the torch. That includes the former royals. I don't worry about it being extinct because of this. It isn't a hard language to learn, but the spelling is. But spelling in Hawaiian was supposed to be loose and informal. Most locals can't speak Hawaiian, but they know some words and use them all the time. Pidgin English is very popular, but used on purpose. It's not like we don't know how to speak proper English. Or maybe they do. I'll have to check up on the guys who live in the slums. They are heavy into the Pidgin.

Some of the commonly used Hawaiian words include (I'm spelling it by sound)
Ohno: good, tasty
Mahalo, thanks
All pow: all finished......

Answer 4

The use is growing. It is now taught in the schools, and you can still here the locals speaking Hawaiian.
When I was growing up, the language was discouraged, and we were given Christian names.
Nowadays, everyone seems to have a Hawaiian name, and the culture is once again being embraced.
What a nice feeling, our culture being shared and respected.
Mahalo

Answer 5

Yes, but any language that has to be taught first in school tends to lose some of its special features and is in danger of extinction. The full and complete form of any language has to be learned in infancy from a native speaker of the language.

Answer 6

i think its only spoken by the natives who live there....

Answer 7

yes. no.

Answer 8

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