A is sounded as in father, e as in they, i as in marine, o as in note, u as in rule, or as oo in moon.
Ai, when sounded as a diphthong, resembles the English ay, and au, the English ou in loud.
Besides the sounds mentioned above, there is in many words a guttural break between two vowels, which is represented by an apostrophe in a few common words, to distinguish their meaning, as Kina’u.
Every word and every syllable must end in a vowel, and no two consonants occur without a vowel sound between them.
The accent of about five-sixths of the words in the language is on the penult. A few of the proper names are accented on the final syllable, as Paki´, Kiwalao´ and Namakeha´.
Aa—the word has a variety of meanings, among which are a spiteful person, a raging flame, a rock of rough broken lava.
Ae, keike—yes, child.
Aelani—the pledge from heaven, a promise from the skies. Lani, heavenly, heaven-born, is a common termination of the names of Hawaiian men and women, especially those of exalted rank.
Ahupuaa—a large tract of land under the control of a single person, a lordship.
Aialo—those who eat at the king’s court.