Saturday, December 6, 2008

Hawaiian numbers

Ekahi - 1

Elua - 2

Ekolu - 3

Eha - 4

Elima- 5

Eono - 6

Ehiku- 7

Ewalu- 8

Eiwa- 9

Umi - 10

when counting to 11- 20 as such fourth: drop the *E*
and use the umi kumama and add as such fourth:

Umi - kumama -kahi - 11

Umi - kumama -lua - 12

Umi- kumama- kolu - 13

Umi -kumama- ha - 14

Umi -kumama - lima - 15

Umi- kumama - ono - 16

Umi- kumama - hiku -17

Umi- kumama - walu -18

Umi -kumama - iwa - 19

Iwakalua - 20

counting pass twenty as followed:
using the kumama :

Iwakalua kumama kahi - 21

Iwakalua kumama lua - 22

Iwakalua kumama kolu -23

Iwakalua kumama ha -24

Iwakalua kumama lima -25

Iwakalua kumama ono -26

Iwakalua kumama hiku -27

Iwakalua kumama walu -28

Iwakalua kumama iwa - 29

kanakolu - 30

***Now when trying to count from thirty and
beyond remember this: KANA , then the kolu
is thirty, counting pass this is as followed:

A. Kanakolu - 30 , using

the kumama when making like 31:
kanakolu kumama kahi , etc...

B. Kanaha - 40

C. Kanalima - 50

D. Kanaono - 60

E. Kanahiku - 70

F. Kanawalu - 80

G. Kanaiwa- 90

H. Ho'okahi Hanele - 100


Try to practice and see if you understand how to count in
hawaiian and remember have fun!, message me if you need
any help...

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