Hawaiian Pronouns: Forms and Usage
Learn about pronouns in Hawaiian, including singular, dual, and multiple forms. Discover how to address different numbers of people and understand the specific nuances of pronouns in the Hawaiian language.
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Pronouns in Hawaiian Pronouns in Hawaiian
au = I oe = you (one person) o ia = he, she Wau is an alternate form of au. There is no difference in meaning. (normally pronounced with a v sound). Here s the good news grammatically speaking, Hawaiian does not have gender.
What if there is more than one person? olua = you two oukou = you guys, you folks, y all, you (3+)
Note that Hawaiian has a system of dual pronouns this means that there is a different pronoun for two people than for three or more. l ua = they (2 people) l kou = they (3+ people) One thing that makes it easy: the dual forms always end in ua . The 3+ forms always end in kou .
So many ways to say we!! These are not interchangeable. Hawaiian is very specific when it comes to the word we . k ua = you & I m ua = me & someone else k kou = we (all of us, 3+) m kou = we (all of us, 3+ but not you)
Singular Dual Multiple au (wau) k ua, m ua k kou, m kou oe olua oukou o ia l ua l kou
