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Kaʻi

Onset of a syllable, in linguistics. Lit., lead.
HAW101 pule1
ka.
ke.
koʻu.
kou.
kona.

nā.
mau.

the
the (K E A O)
my
your
his, her

the (plural)
(plural marker)


HAW101 pule5
he.
kēia.
kēlā.
kēnā.

a/an
this
that (far)
that (near)

NĀ HAʻAWINA KAULELE supplemental resources

Episode 1 Ka Leo ʻŌiwi. Watch the chapter on kaʻi (ka & ke).

Nā Mokuna O Kēia Wikiō / Chapters
4:49 ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi introduction
5:56 pīʻāpā
11:04 kaʻi (ka & ke)
14:37 kāhulu
18:47 hoʻomaʻamaʻa
Episode 7 Ka Leo ʻŌiwi. Watch the chapter on kaʻi plurals:

Nā Mokuna O Kēia Wikiō / Chapters
0:56 review of previous episodes
4:17 kaʻi plurals
11:04 kaʻi (ka & ke)
11:27 hoʻomaʻamaʻa

Pelaha Hale Kuamoʻo

Inoa
Kino
Unuhi
Laʻana
Kaʻi Hōʻiloa
he
a/an
He nēnē kēia.
 
Ø (nothing after "i")
 
Ua ʻai ʻo ia i Ø maiʻa.
 
ka, ke (after other ʻami)
 
ʻEli ʻo ia i ka imu me ke kopalā.
Kaʻi Huahelu
he (with huahelu)
one, two, three, how many
E heluhelu i nā puke he ʻelima.
Kaʻi ʻIloa
ka, ke
the
Ua kūʻai au i ke pākaukau.
 
nā
the (plural of ka, ke)
E lei ana lākou i nā lei lāʻī.
Kaʻi ʻĀkoa
ka, ke
often marked in English by "-s"
Akamai ka ʻīlio.
 
nā
"-s" (plural of ka, ke)
Hānai ʻo Nāni i nā puaʻa.
Kaʻi Kuhi
kēia
this, these
ʻUlaʻula kēia kaʻa ma ʻaneʻi.
 
kēnā
that, those (by you whom I am speaking)
He pāpale nui kēnā ma laila.
 
kēlā
that, those (distant from you)
He aha kēlā kukui ma ʻō?
Kaʻi Nonoʻa
koʻu
my, mine
ʻO Leilani koʻu inoa.
 
kou
your(s)
ʻO wai kou inoa?
 
kona
his, her(s)
Ua ʻike au i kona pāpā.
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  • Ka & Ke, He, Kēia, Kēlā, Koʻu, Kou, Kona
    • Mokuna ʻEkahi: Pahuhopu 5-6
  • Kēnā & Kēlā
    • Mokuna ʻEhā: Pahuhopu 1
  • Mau & Nā
    • Mokuna ʻEono: Pahuhopu 2
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    • Mokuna Iwakāluakūmālua: Pahuhopu 3
  • Kaʻi Hōʻiloa
    • Mokuna Iwakāluakūmāhā 1

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