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how many letters are in the Hawaiian alphabet? thanks

2007-03-15 07:48:55 · 5 answers · asked by ♥ashley♥ 2 in Education & Reference Trivia

5 answers

14 letters

2007-03-15 07:51:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Hawaiian Alphabet including the

okina and
kahakō

"The Hawaiian language was an oral tradition. The Hawaiian alphabet (piapa), was written by 19th century missionaries. The alphabet contains 12 English letters: 5 vowels (a, e, i, o, u) and 7 consonants (h, k, l, m, n, p, w). There are also two diacritical marks: the ʻokina (glottal stop) and the kahakō (macron). The ʻokina is considered a consonant and sounds like the "-" in "oh-oh". The kahakō stresses a vowel and tells you to hold it slightly longer. You will never find 2 consonants together, a vowel always follows a consonant or the vowel stands alone. The ʻokina and kahakō alter the meaning of the word."

2007-03-15 07:55:56 · answer #2 · answered by Sarge1572 5 · 0 0

13 or 14. And remember A sounds like E or Ahh, E sounds like I, and I sounds like E. Or something like that. With so few letters in their alphabet, it makes you wounder why some of the names of things are 10, 11 or 12 letters long!!lol

2007-03-15 07:56:18 · answer #3 · answered by Boof 3 · 0 0

there are only 12 letters in the Hawaiian alphabet.

Vowels:a,e,i,o,u

consonants: h,k,L,m,n,p,w

2007-03-15 12:16:01 · answer #4 · answered by carmen111 2 · 0 0

14...I learned it from a coloring book of my cousin's :)

2007-03-16 04:40:18 · answer #5 · answered by Rebecca M 2 · 0 0

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