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Māmaka Kaiao: A Modern Hawaiian Vocabulary
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Language Name
Hawaiian.
Alternate Language Names
'Ōlelo Hawai'i.
Region
Hawaii, United States.
Who
Kōmike Hua‘olelo (Author).
Others Involved
Kola'i, Santos Barbasa Jr. (Cover design); Hōkūlani Cleeland (Interior design); The Maple-Vail Book Manufacturing Group (Printing).
Speakers and recorders:
Elama Kanahele, Lani Kapuni, Albert Like, Josephine Lindsey, Joseph Maka'ai, Sarah Nākoa, Helen Wahineokai (Committe members and native speakers); Kalani Akana, Kana'i Kapeliela, Haunani Makuakāne-Drechsel, Leinani Raffipiy (Recorders).
Present Hawaiian Lexicon Committee members:
Larry Kimura (Committee chair/ Ka Haka 'Ula O Ke'elikōlani at Hilo), Hōkūlani Cleeland (Māmaka Kaiao editor; Ke Kula Ni'ihau O Kehaha on Kaua'i), Kamaui Aiona (presenting the Maui community), Lōkahi Antonio (Maui Community College), Keoni Kelekolio (Ka Haka 'Ula O Ke'elikōlani), Kaliko Trapp (Ke Kula 'O Nāwahīokalani'ōpu'u in Kea'au), Ipo Wong and Laiana Wong (University of Hawai'i at Mānoa).
Past members of The Hawaiian Lexicon Committee:
Keao NeSmith, No'eau Warner (University of Hawai'i at Mānoa), Kalena Silva, William H. Wilson (Ka Haka 'Ula O Ke'elikōlani), Kamoa'e Walk (Brigham Young University at Lā'ie), Hiapo Perreira (Ka Haka 'Ula O Ke'elikōlani), Kaleionālani Shintani (Ke Kula Ni'ihau O Kekaha).
Publishing Information
Published September 2003 by the University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu, Hawai'i. This is a compilation of Hawaiian words that have been created, collected, and approved by the Hawaiian Lexicon Committee from 1987 through 2000.
How People are Cited
People are cited under The Hawaiian Lexicon Committee, on page 24 of the PDF.
How Information is Cited
Background information on this dictionary is included in the frontmatter in the section titled The Words.
Other information is cited in entries using abbreviations, which are explained in the Abbreviations section. This includes information on source languages for borrowed entries.
Where is Information Coming from
Entries in this dictionary were created by the Hawaiian Lexicon Committee to cover concepts which lack equivalent terms in the 1986 Hawaiian Dictionary. All entries in this dictionary come from members of the Hawaiian Lexicon Committee.
Tools and Framework used
This dictionary is available as a physical and digital book.
Access
The digital copy of this dictionary is open access through Ulukau (The Hawaiian Electronic Library) and Lingít Yoo X̲ʼatángi under a page titled Language Revitalization. The physical copy is accessible through libraries.
Included Languages and Directionality
Hawaiian to English, English to Hawaiian.
Dialects Included
No dialect is specified for this dictionary.
Type of Dictionary
This is a bilingual, bidirectional dictionary.
How are Entries Organised
Entries are organized alphabetically in their respective sections. The dictionary is split into two main sections: Māhele 'Olelo Hawai'i Hawaiian-English and Māhele 'Olelo Pelekānia English-Hawaiian. Each entry contains the corresponding translation (either in English or Hawaiian, depending on the section), and includes the part of speech (e.g. noun or verb) written in an abbreviation (e.g. kik = kikino (common noun)).
Other Features
| Feature | Included | More Information |
|---|---|---|
| Guide to use and understand | ✅ | The section titled The Words gives details on how the dictionary works. Further, the Hawaiian Alphabetical Order gives the reader further insight on the subject |
| Audio | ❌ | |
| Images | ❌ | |
| Example phrases | ❌ | |
| Speakers marked | ❌ | |
| Dialects marked | ❌ |
Other Notes
This dictionary is intended to be a companion to Pūku'i and Elbert's 1986 Hawaiian Dictionary.
New vocabulary for this dictionary is chosen by the The Hawaiian Lexicon Committee. The guidelines they use to determine what words make it to the dictionary are outlined in the dictionary in the section titled The Words.
External Links
Reference Māmaka Kaiao: A Modern Hawaiian Vocabulary on WorldCat:https://search.worldcat.org/title/52288681
Open access digital copy of Māmaka Kaiao: A Modern Hawaiian Vocabulary through Ulukau: https://ulukau.org/ulukau-books/?a=d&d=EBOOK-MKD.2.1.1&e=-------haw-20--1--txt-txPT-----------
Open access digital copy of Māmaka Kaiao: A Modern Hawaiian Vocabulary through Lingít Yoo X̲ʼatángi: https://tlingitlanguage.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/hawaiian-scan.pdf
Māmaka Kaiao: A Modern Hawaiian Vocabulary is available for purchase through the University of Hawai'i Press: https://uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/mamaka-kaiao-a-modern-hawaiian-vocabulary/