The Hawaiian language was an oral tradition. The Hawaiian alphabet (piapa), was written by 19th century missionaries. The alphabet contains 12 letters: 5 vowels (a, e, i, o, u) and 7 consonants (h, k, l, m, n, p, w). To simplify pronunciation, sound consonants as in English and break up words so they are easy to say e.g., Waianapanapa sounds like Wai-a-napa-napa.
Pronounce vowels as follows:
a - a in above; e - e in bet; i - ee in see; o - o in sole; u - oo in moon.
pronounce stressed vowels marked by a macron (-) like unstressed vowels except for a - a in far and e - ay in pay. e.g. Mãnoa is pronounced Mah-noa. The word for macron in Hawaiian is kahakõ.
pronounce vowels marked by a glottal stop (`) quickly e.g., o`o sounds like oh-oh! in English. The word for glottal in Hawaiian is 'okina.
stress rising dipthongs (ae, ai, ao, au, oi, ou, eu, ei) on the first letter and end with a short e, i, o or u e.g., oi sounds like oy in boy, ending with a short "i".
http://www.alternative-hawaii.com/alpha.htm
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A- Abdullah the Butcher B- Bruiser Brody C- Chavo Guererro D- Dean Malenko E- Edge F- Fritz Von Erich G- Gorgeous George H- Harley Race I- Ivan Putski J- Jimmy Snuka K- Kerry Von Erich L- Luna Vachon M- Medusa N- Nick Bockwinkel O- Owen Hart P- Perry Saturn Q- Queen Sharmell R- Ricky Steamboat S- Shawn Michaels T- Tony Atlas U- Ultimate Warrior V- Virgil W- Warlord X- X-Pac Y- Yokozuna Z- Zack Gowen
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