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Pīʻāpā

The name of the first little primer or spelling book printed in the Hawaiian language, January 7, 1822. The first sheet is said to have been pulled by Liholiho himself to his great satisfaction. NOTE.—The word is formed like the English word alphabet from the names of the two first letters of the Greek alphabet; or more like our word A B C, meaning the first rudiments of letters. The missionary said to his pupil, b, a--ba; the Hawaiian would repeat, p, a--pa; hence the word and the name of the book.
-Andrews

The pīʻāpā consists of 13 letters:

a     e     i     o     u
h   k   l   m   n   p   w   ʻ


Episode 1 Ka Leo ʻŌiwi. Watch the chapter on pīʻāpā.

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

Hakalama

ha
he
hi
ho
hu
ka
ke
ki
ko
ku

la
le
li
lo
lu

ma
me
mi
mo
mu

na
ne
ni
no
nu

pa
pe
pi
po
pu

wa
we
wi
wo
wu

ʻa
ʻe
ʻi
ʻo
ʻu

Episode 2 Ka Leo ʻŌiwi. Watch the chapter on hakalama.

Nā Mokuna O Kēia Wikiō / Chapters
0:57 episode 1 review (pīʻāpā, kaʻi, kāhulu)
5:51 introductions: aloha, pehea
8:52 pepeke ʻaike: ʻo wai
11:39: no hea mai?
15:17 hoʻomaʻamaʻa
17:52 hakalama
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