- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: University of Hawaii Press (Jan 1 1992)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0824813928
- ISBN-13: 978-0824813925
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 10.4 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 159 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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- #1 in Books > Reference > Dictionaries & Thesauruses > Foreign Language > Hawaiian
- #22 in Books > Reference > Dictionaries & Thesauruses > Foreign Language > Polyglot
- #35 in Books > Nonfiction > Education > Reference > Dictionaries & Thesauri > English (British)
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Book Description
The Hawaiian Dictionary, by Mary Kawena Pukui and Samuel Elbert, has for many years been the standard work of reference for the Hawaiian language. Based on frequency of usage and cultural importance, 10,800 entries, from the 41,500 in the revised and enlarged edition of 1986, have been selected for inclusion in the New Pocket Hawaiian Dictionary.
In a compact and portable format, this dictionary up-dates scientific and common names of plants and animals; Hawaiian equivalents of given names; words borrowed from other languages; numbering and counting; practical phrases, and much more. The chapter on grammar, explained in nontechnical terms, includes a pronunciation guide.
This convenient book will be appreciated by residents, visitors, and beginning students of Hawaiian alike.
About the Author
The late Mary K. Pukui devoted her life to the study and preservation of Hawaiian language and culture. During her career at the Bishop Museum, she translated Hawaiian legends, chants, and archival materials into English.
Samuel H. Elbert, professor emeritus of Pacific languages and linguistics at the University of Hawaii, is considered a world authority on Polynesian languages. He has authored numerous textbooks and dictionaries and is Polynesian consultant to Merriam-Webster.
Esther T. Mookini taught Hawaiian language and culture at Kapiolani Community College. She translates folktales and historical legal documents.
Yu Mapuana Nishizawa is a star hula performer and kumu hula (teacher) in Japan. Fluent in Japanese, English, and Hawaiian, she translated the first edition of the Pocket Hawaiian Dictionary into a Hawaiian-Japanese version.
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A great little resource.,
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This review is from: Pukui: New Pocket Haw'n Dictionary (Paperback)
This book has around 11,000 words with adequate definitions.I like the fact that the people that compiled this dictionary included names and even a guide to assist in pronounciation. This nook is not an exhaustive researh on the Hawaiian language; but will greatly assist in research; Two Bears. Aloha nui loa (I love you very much).
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makamae,
By kelray (san clemente, ca United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Pukui: New Pocket Haw'n Dictionary (Paperback)
this little book is a hidden treasure!I know,for I spent most of my life growing up in the islands.hawaii is a place unique in the sense that the spirit and the beauty can actually be captured by the words in the language...I highly recomend these priceless pages of fun and enjoyment.if for no other reason than to learn a new word to describe something...the languageis sweet,the words simple,and "the new pocket hawiian dictionary"no ka oi! mahalo to the authors!!!!
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This review is from: Pukui: New Pocket Haw'n Dictionary (Paperback)
This book is VERRY nicly written for quick referance, and fits in your pocket. Going to Hawaii? Grap this dictionary. Are you a pure English american hoping to sound parcialy intelegent when a Hawaiian Dairy Queen worker asks, "I luna la i luna, na monu o ka puana?". Or you're a seasoned hawaiian linguist, that forgot how to say "antidisestablishmentterrionism"; you will find this book Quick, Well-thought-out, and not to mention fun.
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