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chine, or ee in thee, o as o in note, u as oo in food, 
or short, as in bull, and the diphthong ai as i in 
wine or mine. The consonants are sounded as in 
English. 
The native words may be correctly pronounced 
by attending to the above sounds of the vowels. 
The following list of the principal names will 
likewise assist in the proper pronunciation of 
Hawaiian words. The h is inserted after the a, 
only to secure that vowel’s being sounded as in 
the exclamation ah! 
Places . 
Ha-wai-i pronounced 
as Ha-wye-e 
O-a-hu. 
. O-ah-lioo 
Tau-ai . . . . . 
. Tow-i, or Tow-eye 
Mau-i. 
. Mow-e 
Kai-ru-a . . . . 
. Ky-roo-ah 
Ke-a-ra-ke-ku-a 
. Kay-a-ra-kay-koo-ali 
W ai-a-ke-a . . . 
. Wye-ah-kay-ah 
Wai-pi-o . . . . 
. Wye-pe-o 
Ki-rau-e-a . . . . 
. Ke-row-ay-ah 
Mou-na-hu-a-ra-rai 
. Mow-nah-hoo-ali-ra - rye 
Mou-na Ro-a . . . 
. Mo w-n ah Ro-ah 
Mou-na Ke-a . . . 
. Mow-nah Kay-ah 
Ka-a-va-ro-a . . . 
. K all - ah - v ah - r o - ah 
Persons. 
Ta-mo-ha-me-ha . 
. Ta-me-hah-me-liali 
Ri-ho-ri-ho . . 
. Ree-ho-ree-ho 
Ta-u-mu-a-ri-i 
. Ta-oo-moo-ah-re-e 
Ka-a-hu-ma-nu . 
. K a - all - ho o - m a-n o o 
Ke-o pu-o-la-ni . 
. Kay-o-poo-o-lah-n© 
Ku-a-ki-ni . . 
. Koo-ah-ke-ne 
Ka-rai-mo-ku . . 
. Ka-rye-mo-koo 
Bo-ki .... 
. Bo-ke 
Li-li-ha .... 
. Le-le-hah 
Mau-ae .... 
. Mow-aye 
Ma-ko-a « . . 
. Ma-ko-ah. 
