Nâ Kani Kanaka ~ Human Sounds

Source: Kent, Harold Winfield, TREASURY OF HAWAIIAN WORDS, Masonic Public Library of Hawai`i, 1986.
Pronunciation Guide

`Ôlelo Hawai`i
Hawaiian

`Ôlelo Haole
English

kihe
[kee' heh]

sneeze

ki`o
[kee' oh]

  • pûhi`ohi`o
    [POO' hee oh hee oh], pûhihio [POO' hee hee (y)oh]
  • pûhi`u [POO' hee oo]

to break wind, to move bowels.

  • to break wind, noiselessly.
  • to break wind, audibly.

kunu
[koo' noo]

  • hawewe
    [hah veh' veh]

cough

  • a rattling, clattering sound

mauli`awa
[mau' lee ah vah]

hiccup

mimi, mî
[mee' mee], [MEE]

urinate

mûkî
[MOO' KEE']

suck

nonô
[noh NOH']

snore

neke
[neh' keh]

scratch

nau
[nau]

gnaw

omo
[oh' moh]

  • `olâ`olâ
    [oh LAH' oh LAH']

swallow

  • gargling or gurgling sound of swallowing

ûhâ
[OO' HAH']

  • pûhâ
    [POO' HAH']

belch

  • hawk up phlegm

uwê
[oo WEH']

  • kah nee `uhû
    [kah nee oo HOO'], kûmâkena
    [KOO' MAH' keh nah]

wailing for the dead; tearful crying.

  • mourning sounds

 

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