Hawaiian alphabet
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The Hawaiian alphabet is a Latin-based writing system that uses a small set of letters and the ʻokina to represent the sounds of the Hawaiian language.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hawaiian alphabet (Latin script) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin-based alphabet
ⓘ
alphabet ⓘ writing system ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hawaiian language revitalization ⓘ |
| basedOn | Roman alphabet ⓘ |
| caseDistinction | upper and lower case ⓘ |
| direction | left-to-right ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
English alphabet
|
| hasDiacritic | kahakō ⓘ |
| hasFiveVowelSystem | true ⓘ |
| hasLetter |
A
ⓘ
E ⓘ H ⓘ I ⓘ K ⓘ L ⓘ M ⓘ N ⓘ O ⓘ P ⓘ U ⓘ W ⓘ |
| hasLimitedConsonantInventory | true ⓘ |
| hasOfficialStatusIn | State of Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSymbol | ʻokina ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopmentFrom | earlier missionary orthographies ⓘ |
| includesConsonantLetters | 8 ⓘ |
| includesVowelLetters | 5 ⓘ |
| ISO15924Code | Latn ⓘ |
| kahakōRepresents | vowel length ⓘ |
| languageFamilyContext | Polynesian languages ⓘ |
| numberOfLetters | 13 ⓘ |
| orthographicType | phonemic orthography ⓘ |
| primaryUsageRegion | Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representsPhonemesOf | Hawaiian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardizationYear | 1826 ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions ⓘ |
| supportsMacronUsage | true ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Hawaiian language education
ⓘ
Hawaiian literature ⓘ Hawaiian personal names ⓘ Hawaiian place names ⓘ |
| usesCharacter | ʻ (U+02BB MODIFIER LETTER TURNED COMMA) ⓘ |
| usesScript | Latin script ⓘ |
| writingSystemFor | Hawaiian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ʻokinaRepresents | glottal stop ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hawaiian alphabet (Latin script)