Hawaiian

Official language (along with English) of the US State of Hawaii.

America annexed Hawaii in 1899, banning the use of Hawaiian, at which time it almost became extinct. However, since its its re-instatement as joint official language in 1978 there has been a revival there are now several immersion schools in Hawaii and several thousand speakers as a second language.


CLASSIFICATION = Austronesian – Eastern Polynesian branch of the Malay Polynesian family, SCRIPT = Roman

Courses
Learn Hawaiian at home HAWI CBEG 1(PACK)
Dictionaries
Hawaiian dictionary : Hawaiian - English English - Hawaiian HAWI DICO 1
Grammar
The Hawaiian language and Hawaiian - English dictionary : a complete grammar study HAWI GRAM 1
Reading
The epic tale of Hi'iakaikapoliopele HAWI RFICT 1a
Ka mo'olelo o Hi'iakaikapoliopele HAWI RFICT 1b
Vocabulary
An easy guide to the Hawaiian language HAWI VOCAB 1
Hawaiian and English : cross-age learning picture vocabulary book HAWI VOCAB 2
Reference
No na mamo : traditional and contemporary Hawaiian beliefs and practices HAWI REF 1