Where did the Hawaiian term “iwakālua” (meaning “twenty”) come from? Read this item to learn more about this word.
Tag: counting
0505V Hawaiian Number Prefixes #1: ʻA-, ʻE-
Learn about the difference between the two common prefixes used before numbers in the Hawaiian language (ʻe- and ʻa-).
0506V Using Numbers #1
Explore Hawaiian numbers and number basics, with the use of numbers as determiners and adjectives (kaʻi and kāhulu). In English these would be cardinal and ordinal numbers.
0504V Numbers Zero and One, Quantity and Question
Learn how to use the numbers zero and one in Hawaiian, both as indicators of the plain numbers (zero and one) and quantity (none and one). Also learn the word “ʻehia” to ask “how many?”
0503V Traditional Hawaiian Number Groups
Learn about the traditional Hawaiian base-4 number system used to group objects.
0502V Hawaiian Number Basics: 1 to 100
Learn about the basics of Hawaiian numbers and how to count from 1 to 100.