The Hawaiian Language: Its Spelling and Pronunciation
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
| INTRODUCTION | ||||
| PART ONE: SPELLING | ||||
| Spelling | ||||
| Alphabet | ||||
| W-Glide | ||||
| ‘Okina | ||||
| Kahakō | ||||
| Spelling Rules | ||||
| SPELLING | ||||
| Worksheet 1 | ||||
| PART TWO: PRONUNCIATION | ||||
| Pronunciation | ||||
| NATIVE SPEECH | ||||
| Worksheet 2 | ||||
| VOWELS | ||||
| Word Drill | ||||
| Worksheet 3 | ||||
| KAHAKŌ | ||||
| Word Drill | ||||
| Worksheet 4 | ||||
| ‘OKINA | ||||
| Word Drill | ||||
| Worksheet 5 | ||||
| DIPHTHONGS | ||||
| Word Drill | ||||
| Worksheet 6 | ||||
| PART THREE: MISPRONUNCIATION | ||||
| Mispronunciation | ||||
| Comparative Word List | ||||
| Mispronounced Words | ||||
| MISPRONUNCIATION | ||||
| Worksheet 7 | ||||
| PART FOUR: SUPPLEMENTARY EXERCISES | ||||
| SUPPLEMENTARY EXERCISES | ||||
| SPELLING | ||||
| Exercise 1 | ||||
| Exercise 2 | ||||
| READING | ||||
| Exercise 3 | ||||
| Exercise 4 | ||||
| Exercise 5 | ||||
| SONGS | ||||
| Exercise 6 | ||||
| Exercise 7 | ||||
| Exercise 8 | ||||
| ANSWER KEY | ||||
| EPILOGUE | ||||
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | ||||