Hawaiian Language
The language family that Hawaiian is descended from.
What is the Austronesian Language Family?
The three markers of identity.
What is Personal Identity, Social Identity, and Familial Connection?
This Hawaiian word means “harbor” or “sheltered bay” and is the name of the capital city of Hawaiʻi.
What is Honolulu?
The year that the American Missionaries arrived in Hawai'i.
What is 1820?
The year that the Hawaiian Kingdom was overthrown.
What is 1893?
The Hawaiian alphabet was formalized with these 12 letters.
What is A, E, I, O, U, H, K, L, M, N, P, W?
In this region, the family name traditionally comes before the given name.
What is Asia?
his island’s name means “The Gathering Place.”
What is Oʻahu?
The year that Hawaiian was banned in Hawaiʻi schools.
What is 1896?
The year that the U.S. annexed Hawaiʻi as a territory.
What is 1898?
What is the ʻokina marking in Hawaiian.
What is a glottal stop represented by a symbol?
In many Western cultures, this type of name is passed down through generations to indicate family lineage.
What is a surname or family name?
This famous beach in Honolulu means “spouting water.”
What is Waikīkī?
The year that the first Pūnana Leo preschool opened to teach children Hawaiian.
What is 1984?
A chant that celebrates the life-giving waters of Kāne, one of the four major Native Hawaiian gods associated with the creation of the world.
What is Ka Wai a Kāne?
The Hawaiian word for chants of lamentation and mourning performed during funerals and memorial services.
What is Kanikau?
This term refers to a name used online for games or social media instead of a real name.
What is a username?
This volcano on the island of Hawaiʻi is considered one of the most active volcanoes in the world.
What is Kīlauea?
The year that Hawaiian was made one of the official languages of the State of Hawaiʻi alongside English.
What is 1978?
In 1778 this British explorer named the islands the “Sandwich Islands.”
Who is James Cook?
Skilled orators who were highly respected in Native Hawaiian society for their ability to compose and perform these oral traditions.
What is Haku Mele?
This social science field studies how language, including names, interacts with society.
What is Sociolinguistics?
This Oʻahu valley shares its name with a legendary shark goddess in Hawaiian mythology.
What is Mānoa?
A chant that tells the story of Pele's arrival in Hawai'i from Kahiki and her battles with her sister, Nāmaka, the goddess of the sea.
What is Holo Mai Pele?
This Hawaiian island’s name comes from the Hawaiian word for “victorious” or “conquest.”
What is Lānaʻi?