Re: 33 Observations on Hawaii

From: tschibasch <tschibasch_at_yahoo.com_at_hypermail.org>
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 06:07:34 -0000

As these are two languages which I have studied, it seems like a
great opportunity to get paid as a consultant...

I wonder how to contact them about this.

John



--- In OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_y..., "7visions" <7visions_at_p...> wrote:
> And Mel Gibson is directing a movie called "The 'Passion" Bout the
final twelve hours of the earthly life of Christ which will be in
ARAMAIC ( and Latin)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: tschibasch
> To: OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_y...
> Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 10:55 PM
> Subject: [OliveStarlightOrchestra] Re: 33 Observations on Hawaii
>
>
> --- In OliveStarlightOrchestra_at_y..., "Joya Trian" <joyat_at_f...>
wrote:
> > .
> > .
> > 16. Most road names start with "K" and continue for at least
ten
> letters.
> > .
> > .
>
> The reason for this is that the definite article in Hawai'ian
is "ka"
> or "ke", which is dictated by vowel euphony. Consider the
following
> words:
>
> "ka awa" == the harbor
> "ka ai" == the food
> "ke ola" == the life
> "ke one" == the sand
>
> In standard spelling the articles will append to the noun and any
> following adjectives, appearing as a single word. Elision is also
> frequently employed. Note that there are only 12 letters in the
> alphabet. These are: a, e, i, o, u, h, k, l, m, n, p, w. Words
tend
> to be longer and more cumbersome than other languages in the same
> family (called Polynesian), which are Samoan, Tahitian, and the
Maori
> dialects. A benefit of this language is its rich set of
descriptive
> terms for rains, winds, and geographic locations.
>
> A neat thing about the grammar itself is a fully productive use
of
> the dual form. Therefore, the first personal pronoun appears as:
>
> "owau" == I
> "maua" == the two of us
> "makou" == the three or more of us
>
> And in a verbal conjugation, with say, "hana" which is 'to do':
>
> "ke hana nei au" (frequently spelled kehananeiau) == I do
> "ke hana nei maua" (or kehananeimaua) == the two of us do
> "ke hana nei makou" (or kehananeimakou) == we all (3 or more) do
>
> The collapsed form "au" for first person singular is the standard
> conjugation form.
>
>
> John
>
>
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Received on 2002-09-25 23:07:38