Hawaii
Native Lingo
Most people in Hawaii speak English, but they often use Hawaiian words in their speech. Hawaiian is made up of an alphabet with only has 12 letters: the vowels a, e, i, o and u and the consonants h, k, l, m, n, p and w. Read on to learn a few words in Hawaiian.
Hello, goodbye
Aloha (ah-loh-hah)
Family
Ohana (oh-hah-nah)
Teacher
Kumu (koo-moo)
Child, children
Keiki (kay-kee)
Man
Kane (kah-nay)
Woman
Wahine (vah-hee-nay)
House
Hale (hah-lay)
Thank you.
Mahalo. (mah-hah-loh)