UPDATE (March 2, 2019): Hawaiian does not have gender but a less rigid noun classification system where nouns move between the two classes (O and A) to suit the needs of the moment. It has taken me a few years of further understand and conversations with other linguists to arrive at this conclusion. As a… Continue reading Gender in Hawaiian: Kino-O, Kino-A and the Control You Have Over Your Life
Month: May 2016
He Hawaiʻi Au, Deconstructed (Part 5 of 5)
“He Hawaiʻi Au” is one of my favorite Hawaiian songs, so I decided to deconstruct it line by line for you. To do this song justice without overwhelming readers/learners, I’ve broken this song into five parts, roughly two lines per part. Read Part 1 here. Read Part 2 here. Read Part 3 here. Read Part 4 here.… Continue reading He Hawaiʻi Au, Deconstructed (Part 5 of 5)
He Hawaiʻi Au, Deconstructed (Part 4 of 5)
“He Hawaiʻi Au” is one of my favorite Hawaiian songs, so I decided to deconstruct it line by line for you. To do this song justice without overwhelming readers/learners, I’ve broken this song into five parts, roughly two lines per part. Read Part 1 here. Read Part 2 here. Read Part 3 here. “I’ll never stray again”… Continue reading He Hawaiʻi Au, Deconstructed (Part 4 of 5)
He Hawaiʻi Au, Deconstructed (Part 3 of 5)
“He Hawaiʻi Au” is one of my favorite Hawaiian songs, so I decided to deconstruct it line by line for you. To do this song justice without overwhelming readers/learners, I’ve broken this song into five parts, roughly two lines per part. Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here. “It’s clear and I now see the home… Continue reading He Hawaiʻi Au, Deconstructed (Part 3 of 5)
He Hawaiʻi Au, Deconstructed (Part 2 of 5)
“He Hawaiʻi Au” is one of my favorite Hawaiian songs, so I decided to deconstruct it line by line for you. To do this song justice without overwhelming readers/learners, I’ve broken this song into five parts, roughly two lines per part. Read Part 1 here. “The journey on the road is long.” He + loa +… Continue reading He Hawaiʻi Au, Deconstructed (Part 2 of 5)
He Hawaiʻi Au, Deconstructed (Part 1 of 5)
“He Hawaiʻi Au” is one of my favorite Hawaiian songs, so I decided to deconstruct it line by line for you. Here the lyrics in Hawaiian and English (words by Ron Rosha & Peter Moon, music by Peter Moon): I kēia pō eia au me ʻoe Kēia pō ua hoʻi mai au He loa ka… Continue reading He Hawaiʻi Au, Deconstructed (Part 1 of 5)
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