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This may be slightly off-topic, and I apologize for that. However, I really need help pronouncing Princess Victoria Ka'iulani's name.
Her full name is Victoria Kawekiu Lunalilo Kalaninuiahilapalapa Ka'iulani Cleghorn.
Obviously, I know how to say Victoria and Cleghorn without a doubt. Could anyone help me with the Hawaiian names? I think I know them, but want to be sure. The only one I'm confident about is Lunalilo (LOO-na-LEE-lo).
Thank you in advance!
Her full name is Victoria Kawekiu Lunalilo Kalaninuiahilapalapa Ka'iulani Cleghorn.
Obviously, I know how to say Victoria and Cleghorn without a doubt. Could anyone help me with the Hawaiian names? I think I know them, but want to be sure. The only one I'm confident about is Lunalilo (LOO-na-LEE-lo).
Thank you in advance!
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Kawekiu Lunalilo Kalaninuiahilapalapa Ka'iulani is pronounced Kah-vay-KEE-oo loo-nah-LEE-lo kah-lah-nee-noo-ee-ah-hee-lah-PAH-lah-pah ka-ee-oo-LAH-nee. I've been to Hawaii three times so I'm fairly good with pronouncing Hawaiian words/names.
This message was edited 5/29/2007, 8:30 AM
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The following site says:
The letter W is pronounced [w] or [v] after a, [v] after i or e and [w] after o or u.
So unfortunately the pronunciation of the "w" in Kawekiu is still up in the air.
The other consonants have the values they normally would in English. I believe that the IPA symbols the site uses has the vowels as usually "a"= "ah", "e" = "eh", "i" = ee, and "u" = "oo" as in "boot".
The apostrophe in Ka'iulani indicates a "glottal stop", meaning that the vowel sounds of the a and i are distinctly separated and do not at all blend into the "eye" sound.
http://www.omniglot.com/writing/hawaiian.htm
The letter W is pronounced [w] or [v] after a, [v] after i or e and [w] after o or u.
So unfortunately the pronunciation of the "w" in Kawekiu is still up in the air.
The other consonants have the values they normally would in English. I believe that the IPA symbols the site uses has the vowels as usually "a"= "ah", "e" = "eh", "i" = ee, and "u" = "oo" as in "boot".
The apostrophe in Ka'iulani indicates a "glottal stop", meaning that the vowel sounds of the a and i are distinctly separated and do not at all blend into the "eye" sound.
http://www.omniglot.com/writing/hawaiian.htm
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