Unit 1
Define Identity
How a person understands his/her relationship to the world; who you are as a person.
Define Language
How a person communicates to others.
Translate Me
Aloha Awakea
Good Noon
Define Inoa
Name
Translate Me
Eh, wats up?
Hey, what's up?
Define Etymology
The study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history.
What is an Endangered Language?
A language that is at risk of disappearing as its speakers die out or shift to speaking other languages.
How many letters are in the Pīʻāpā?
14
Define ʻOki
to cut; sever a tie or connection
Translate Me
Ho brah, like go cruz at da beach? Can take ma lifted yota.
Hey friend, do you want to go to the beach? We can take my lifted Toyota truck.
What is one of the silent indicators of ethnicity?
Skin Color
What is a Mānaleo?
1st Language Speaker
Sing the first 4 lines of the Mele Pīʻāpā
E nā hoa kamaliʻi
E aʻo mai kākou
I paʻa naʻau
Ka pīʻāpā
What are the 4 categories for the names of places?
Conquest Name, Anti-Conquest Name, Re-Conquest Name, Commemoration Name
Define Slang
Informal vocabulary used in casual situations, often replaced after time.
What was Prince Kuhiōʻs choice of blood quantum to qualify for Hawaiian Homelands?
1/32
What are the 2 processes for globalizing a language?
Homogenous and Heterogeneous
What are 2 of 4 rules in the Hawaiian Language?
1 Every word must have at least one vowel
2 There are no consonant clusters
3 Words do not end with consonants (including ʻokina)
4 Kahakō are only found on vowels
List the different Hawaiian naming methods.
Inoa Pō, Inoa Hōʻailona, Inoa ʻŪlāleo, Inoa Kupuna, Inoa Hoʻomanaʻo, Inoa Kūamuamu
Pidgin borrows what to make up the language?
Vocabulary from other languages