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p                           k      
 
 
 
 
ʔ
 
Nasal
  m           *n                    
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Tap, Flap
                                               
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Fricative
                                            h  
Lateral fricative
 
 
 
 
                           
 
 
 
 
 
 
Approximant
                              w                
Lateral approximant
 
 
 
 
      *l                    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Selected languages: Hawaiian
UPSID number: 2424
Alternate name(s): N/A
Classification: Austro-Tai, Austronesian, E. Malayo-Polynesian, Oceanic, Polynesian.
The languages has 13 segments
Frequency index: N/A
Sounds:
Comments:

Hawaian is spoken in Hawai, USA.

Sources:

Pukui, M.K. and Elbert, S.H. 1965. Hawaiian-English
Dictionary, 6th ed. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu.

Pukui, M.K. and Elbert, S.H. 1979. Hawaiian Grammar.
University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu.

Schutz, A.J. 1981. A reanalysis of the Hawaiian vowel
system. Oceanic Linguistics 20/1: 1-43.