What is the hawaiian way to say brother?

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2026-06-01 16:21

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In the pidgin-creole dialect common throughout Hawaii, "Brah" or "Bradda". In actual Hawaiian, there is no one way to say it. Assuming that you are male, if I was your younger brother, I would call you "kaikuaana" (käē-kü-wä-(short break in the voice)-ä-nä). If I was your older brother, "kaikaina" (käē-käē-nä). If I was your sister, kaikūnane (käē-kü-nä-ně). If you were the oldest sibling, "hānau mua" (hä[hold sound for a little longer]-näü müä). If you were the younger sibling, "hānau hope" (hä[hold sound]-näü hōpě). If you were the youngest sibling, "muli pōkii" (mü-lē pō[hold sound]-kē-[short break]-ē). If you were a brother through our shared faith or friendship, "hoahānau kāne" (hō-wä-hä[hold sound]-näü kä[hold sound]-ně). The symbols might be confusing, but ä - augmented sound in "all", ě - short sound "let", ē - long sound in "bee", ō - long sound in "oh", ü - augmented sound in "sue".

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