The Hawaiian tongue evolves
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Books Editor Wanda Adams notes
the publication of MAMAKA KAIAO: A
Modern Hawaiian Vocabulary: "This is a book as
necessary to any serious student of the Hawaiian language as the all-important
Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary. This one collects the many words that do not
appear in that dictionary, or whose meaning has changed or been added to since
that work was codified (huka — hook in Pukui-Elbert — today also
means zipper). Also included are a large body of words that have been created to
describe modern things or concepts (i.e. kamepiula,
computer)."MAMAKA KAIAO: A
Modern Hawaiian Vocabulary, Komike Hua'olelo, Hale Kuamo'o, 'Aha Punana Leo;
University of Hawai'i Press, $42, cloth, $15.95 paper
Posted: Sun - January 25, 2004 at 09:20 AM