This Hawaiian language text, intended for self-learning as well as
classroom use, presents the principal conversational and
grammatical patterns of the language in 67 lessons, each containing
English-Hawaiian dialogues. Emphasis is given to idiomatic speech,
and a vocabulary of approximately 800 words, selected on the basis
of frequency of usage and cultural importance, is introduced. The
frequent humor of the lessons makes Elbert's Spoken Hawaiian an
enjoyable learning experience. Also noteworthy is the author's
inclusion of old Hawaiian in the text - legends, songs, stories -
to enable the student to read the rich Hawaiian traditional
literature in the vernacular language. The illustrations by noted
artist Jean Charlot are a charming and amusing complement to the
text. Spoken Hawaiian will help the student not only to read and
speak the language, but at the same time to appreciate the rich
heritage of the Hawaiian past and its literature. of the
sixty-seven lessons is a sample dialog in Hawaiian with English
translation.
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