Why do many Hawaiian words look and sound alike?
The Hawaiian alphabet has only 11 letters – the five standard vowels – a, e, i, o, u, and only six consonants h, k,l, m, n, and w. So the same letters and letter combinations often get repeated in Hawaiian words. Once you understand the basic pronunciation of each letter and get the hang of it everyone can master a little Hawaiian. For some Hawaiian words there are acceptable alternate spellings. For example Maui Kamaole can also be spelled as maui kama ole , or maui kama’ole. However, many Hawaiian words are often misspelled by people especially when searching for Hawaiian sites on the Internet. Following are some common misspellings: maui kameole , maui kamaolay , mauai , mauaii , muai , kehei , keyhay , kihie , wialea , whylaya Even standard English words are often misspelled by people searching on the internet. Some examples are: vaction , vacton , hawaiin vacations , acommodations , accomodations , acomodations , accommidations , accomidations , acomidations , loging Contact Us fo
