o-humansounds

Nâ Kani Kanaka ~ Human Sounds

Source: Kent, Harold Winfield, TREASURY OF HAWAIIAN WORDS, Masonic Public Library of Hawai`i, 1986.
Pronunciation Guide

`Ôlelo Hawai`i Hawaiian	`Ôlelo Haole English
kihe [kee' heh]	sneeze
ki`o [kee' oh] pûhi`ohi`o [POO' hee oh hee oh], pûhihio [POO' hee hee (y)oh] pûhi`u [POO' hee oo]	to break wind, to move bowels. to break wind, noiselessly. to break wind, audibly.
kunu [koo' noo] hawewe [hah veh' veh]	cough a rattling, clattering sound
mauli`awa [mau' lee ah vah]	hiccup
mimi, mî [mee' mee], [MEE]	urinate
mûkî [MOO' KEE']	suck
nonô [noh NOH']	snore
neke [neh' keh]	scratch
nau [nau]	gnaw
omo [oh' moh] `olâ`olâ [oh LAH' oh LAH']	swallow gargling or gurgling sound of swallowing
ûhâ [OO' HAH'] pûhâ [POO' HAH']	belch hawk up phlegm
uwê [oo WEH'] kah nee `uhû [kah nee oo HOO'], kûmâkena [KOO' MAH' keh nah]	wailing for the dead; tearful crying. mourning sounds