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Consonants: "p," "k" about as in English, but with less aspiration; "h," "l," "m," "n" about as in English; "w" after "i" and "e" usually like "v"; after "u" and "o" usually like "w"; initially and after "a" like "v" or "w"; a glottal stop ( ʻ ), similar to the sound between the "oh"'s in English "oh-oh."
Short Vowels: "a" like "a" in "above"; "e" like "e" in "bet"; "i" like "y" in "city; "o" like "o" in "sole" (but without off-glide); "u" like "oo" in "moon" (but without off-glide)
Long Vowels: long vowels are marked by macrons in Hawaiian language texts, and in this website by bold-facing the letters; long vowels are prolonged and accented, but without off-glides: "a" like "a" in "far"; "e" like "ay" in "play"; "i" like "ee" in "see"; "o" like "o" in "sole"; "u" like "oo" in "moon" .
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This website is based on the following publications of Kalamaku Press, available at Amazon.com:
The Wind Gourd of La'amaomao (2nd Edition, 1992)
