The Hawaiian language has offered many words to the English language, and many Hawaiian words are known to non-Hawaiian speakers, and many have also been assimilated into the English language (i.e. "aloha", meaning "hello", "love", or "goodbye", or "mahalo", meaning "thank you"). English also borrows some Hawaiian words. The Hawaiian orthography is notably different from the English orthography because there is a special letter in the Hawaiian alphabet, the ʻokina.

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  • The Hawaiian language has offered many words to the English language, and many Hawaiian words are known to non-Hawaiian speakers, and many have also been assimilated into the English language (i.e. "aloha", meaning "hello", "love", or "goodbye", or "mahalo", meaning "thank you"). English also borrows some Hawaiian words. The Hawaiian orthography is notably different from the English orthography because there is a special letter in the Hawaiian alphabet, the ʻokina. The ʻokina represents a glottal stop, which indicates a short pause to separate syllables. The kahakō represents longer vowel sounds. Both the ʻokina and kahakō are often omitted in English orthography. Because the Hawaiian orthography is different from English orthography, the pronunciation of the words differ. For example, the "muʻumuʻu", traditionally a Hawaiian dress, is pronounced "moo-moo" by many mainland residents. However, many Hawaii residents have learned and realize that the ʻokina in Hawaiian signifies a glottal stop. Thus, in the Hawaiian language, "muʻumuʻu" would be pronounced "moo-oo-moo-oo". The pronunciations listed here are how it would sound in Hawaiian orthography.
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  • Hawaiian derivations
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  • February 2008
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  • Hawaiin words
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  • The Hawaiian language has offered many words to the English language, and many Hawaiian words are known to non-Hawaiian speakers, and many have also been assimilated into the English language (i.e. "aloha", meaning "hello", "love", or "goodbye", or "mahalo", meaning "thank you"). English also borrows some Hawaiian words. The Hawaiian orthography is notably different from the English orthography because there is a special letter in the Hawaiian alphabet, the ʻokina.
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  • List of English words of Hawaiian origin
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