You will wish you had this book or will wear it out on your adventures in the islands. For many years the standard work of reference for the Hawaiian language. Based on frequency of usage and cultural importance, 10,800 entries, from the 41,500 in the revised and enlarged edition of 1986, have been selected for inclusion. Compact and portable, this dictionary updates scientific and common names of plants and animals; Hawaiian equivalents of given names; words borrowed from other languages; numbering and counting; practical phrases, and much more. The chapter on grammar, explained in nontechnical terms, includes a pronunciation guide. See also John Clark's Hawaii Place Names Shores, Beaches, and Surf Sites for the stories behind the names. By Mary Kawena Pukui and Samuel Elbert.
Size: 4.5 X 7 in.
Pages: 258
