Hawaiian Grammar / / Mary Kawena Pukui, Samuel H. Elbert.

Without question, this is the definitive grammar of the Hawaiian language. Indeed it is the first attempt at a comprehensive treatment of the subject since W.D. Alexander published his concise Short Synopsis of the Most Essential Points in Hawaiian Grammar in 1864. This grammar is intended as a comp...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Hawaii Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
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Place / Publishing House:Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2021]
©1979
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (212 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Tables
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations and Explanations
  • 1 Previous Studies of Hawaiian Grammar
  • 2 The Sound System
  • 3 From Sentence to Affix
  • 4 Classification of Verbs; Verblike Idioms
  • 5 Verb Markers
  • 6 Verb Affixes and Thematic Consonants
  • 7 Postposed Phrasal Elements
  • 8 Nouns and Substitutes, Locative Nouns, Compounds, Qualifiers
  • 9 Prepositions
  • 10 Determiners, Numerals, and Plurals
  • 11 Conjunctions and Complex Sentences
  • 12 Interjections
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Index