Hawaiian and English

Hawaiian and English
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: English language
ISBN: 9781581780505

Vocabulary is basic to a child’s development of intelligence and achievement. This picture vocabular book provides a very enjoyable and effective means for teaching basic Hawaiian and English vocabulary to children and adults, either individually or in groups, using the cross-age learning method. The book’s format, in which parts of a whole picture are analyzed and synthesized separately, is far more effective than other picture or dictionary methods for teaching vocabulary.

Learn Hawaiian at Home

Learn Hawaiian at Home
Author: Kahikahealani Wight
Publisher: Bess Press
Total Pages: 172
Release: 1992
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9781880188217

An introductory course of Hawaiian language, with guided practice in pronunciation, and stories and songs about the islands of Hawaii.

Hawaiian Word Book for Kids

Hawaiian Word Book for Kids
Author: BeachHouse Publishing
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2015-09-24
Genre: Hawaiian language
ISBN: 9781933067711

Here's a colorful and fun introduction to everyday Hawaiian words for kids of any age. Children will love to sit with this book and point to the colorful illustrations by Maui artist Lance Bowen as they learn both the English and Hawaiian word for everyday things that surround a child's life in Hawaii. For the toddler, it's a fun way to 'see and say'; as they identify a palm tree, a dolphin, or a pair of slippers. For the beginning reader, it's an inviting, easy way to learn English and Hawaiian vocabulary--all within Hawaii specific contexts. For visiting families, learn Hawaiian with your kids as you explore the islands, or take it home to share with family and friends who want to learn more about Hawaii before their own visit. With over 300 words and pictures grouped by themes such as: Only in Hawaii, Let's Make Music, and My Day at the Beach, the Hawaiian Word Book Just for Kids is sure to be a favorite read-and-learn-together book! Hawaiian Word Book Just for Kids is a combination of Keiki's First Word Book and Keiki's Second Word Book. Additional information includes a guide to pronunciation, days of the week, months of the year, and directions.

Spoken Hawaiian

Spoken Hawaiian
Author: Samuel H. Elbert
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2021-05-25
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 0824842383

This Hawaiian language text, intended for self-learning as well as classroom use, presents the principal conversational and grammatical patterns of the language in 67 lessons, each containing English-Hawaiian dialogues. Emphasis is given to idiomatic speech, and a vocabulary of approximately 800 words, selected on the basis of frequency of usage and cultural importance, is introduced. The frequent humor of the lessons makes Elbert's Spoken Hawaiian an enjoyable learning experience. Also noteworthy is the author's inclusion of old Hawaiian in the text - legends, songs, stories - to enable the student to read the rich Hawaiian traditional literature in the vernacular language. The illustrations by noted artist Jean Charlot are a charming and amusing complement to the text. Spoken Hawaiian will help the student not only to read and speak the language, but at the same time to appreciate the rich heritage of the Hawaiian past and its literature. of the sixty-seven lessons is a sample dialog in Hawaiian with English translation.

Keiki's First Word Book

Keiki's First Word Book
Author: Bess Press
Publisher: Bess Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008-09
Genre: Hawaii
ISBN: 9781573062756

A Keiki's First Word Book is an early-learning board book designed to teach words with photos of objects and activities for Hawaii's keiki. Each photo features the English word and the Hawaii word! A surprise door on every page lets kids discover the hidden object. A great activity book for Hawaii's toddlers and preschoolers!

The Hawaiian Word Book

The Hawaiian Word Book
Author: Jade Mapuana Riley
Publisher: Mutual Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003-08
Genre: Hawaiian language
ISBN: 9781566476348

Hawaiian Dictionary

Hawaiian Dictionary
Author: Mary Kawena Pukui
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Total Pages: 640
Release: 1986-03-01
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9780824807030

For many years, Hawaiian Dictionary has been the definitive and authoritative work on the Hawaiian language. Now this indispensable reference volume has been enlarged and completely revised. More than 3,000 new entries have been added to the Hawaiian-English section, bringing the total number of entries to almost 30,000 and making it the largest and most complete of any Polynesian dictionary. Other additions and changes in this section include: a method of showing stress groups to facilitate pronunciation of Hawaiian words with more than three syllables; indications of parts of speech; current scientific names of plants; use of metric measurements; additional reconstructions; classical origins of loan words; and many added cross-references to enhance understanding of the numerous nuances of Hawaiian words. The English Hawaiian section, a complement and supplement to the Hawaiian English section, contains more than 12,500 entries and can serve as an index to hidden riches in the Hawaiian language. This new edition is more than a dictionary. Containing folklore, poetry, and ethnology, it will benefit Hawaiian studies for years to come.

Hawaiian Word Book

Hawaiian Word Book
Author:
Publisher: Bess Press
Total Pages: 108
Release: 1983
Genre: Hawaiian language
ISBN: 9781573061957

Line drawings illustrate simple Hawaiian words such as keiki, halakahiki, and pele, grouped together in categories such as Hawaiian life style, the body, and nature. Includes Hawaiian and English glossaries.

Pidgin Grammar

Pidgin Grammar
Author: Kent Sakoda
Publisher: Bess Press
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2003
Genre: Creole dialects, English
ISBN: 9781573061698

Devoted to a serious description of Pidgin origins and grammar, this work on Pidgin grammar does not require knowledge of linguistics. This reference is useful for anyone wanting to know more about this unique language of the Hawaiian Islands.

Illustrated Hawaiian Dictionary

Illustrated Hawaiian Dictionary
Author: Kahikāhealani Wight
Publisher: Bess Press
Total Pages: 468
Release: 2005
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9781573062398

The new pocket edition is an ideal resource for beginning speakers and students of the Hawaiian language or anyone interested in Hawaiian language, history, and culture. Illustrated with line drawings, it includes over 5,000 entries in Hawaiian and English, an additional 2,500 synonyms and related words and phrases, grammar notes, and thousands of example sentences in both Hawaiian and English that illustrate practical and cultural uses of the language.