Introduction to Hawaiian Grammar,9780486434322

Introduction to Hawaiian Grammar

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ISBN13: 9780486434322
ISBN10: 048643432X
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-01-16
Publisher(s): Dover Publications
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Summary

Those who want a primer in the grammar of the Hawaiian language will find this little book the best available resource. Its introduction to the structure and idiosyncrasies of the language offers an opportunity to study the genuine, uncorrupted idiom as spoken by older Hawaiians of a century ago. The author employs the standard terms and divisions of European grammars, with clear explanations and numerous examples, making the book a convenient reference for fledgling speakers as well as students of comparative linguistics.

Table of Contents

PART I.
Orthoepy
5(2)
General Remarks on Etymology
7(1)
Gender of Nouns
8(1)
Number of Nouns
8(1)
List of Prepositions
8(1)
Distinction between A and O
9(1)
On Ka and Ko
10(1)
On Na and No
11(1)
On I, Ia and Io
11(1)
The Vocative Case
11(1)
The Articles
11(1)
Indefinite Article
11(1)
Definite Articles
11(1)
The O Emphatic
12(1)
Adjectives, How Compared
13(1)
Numerals
13(1)
Cardinal Numerals
13(1)
Ordinal and Distributive Numbers
14(1)
Fractions
14(1)
Personal Pronouns
14(2)
Possessive Pronouns
16(1)
Demonstrative Pronouns
17(1)
Interrogative Pronouns
17(1)
Indefinite Pronouns
18(1)
Verbs
19(1)
Tense Signs and Imperative Particles
19(2)
The Particles Ana and No
21(1)
Passve Voice
21(1)
Causative Form
21(1)
Verbal Directives,
22(1)
The Relative Particle Ai
22(1)
Adverbs
23(1)
Compound Prepositions, &c.
24(1)
Conjunctions
24(1)
Interjections
25(1)
Formation of Words
25(2)
PART II.
Introductory Remarks
27(1)
Elements of a Simple Sentence
28(1)
The Subject
28(1)
Position of the Subject
28(1)
Names of Persons Preceded by O
28(1)
Position of Subject in Negative Sentences
28(1)
Position of Subject after Emphatic Adverbial Phrases
29(1)
Nominative Absolute
29(1)
Attributive or Adjective Element
30(1)
Apposition
30(1)
Attributive Adjectives
30(1)
Numerals
30(1)
Adjectives used as Nouns, &c
31(1)
Use of the Articles
32(1)
Indefinte Article
Definite Articles
32(1)
Omission of Articles
32(1)
The Predicate
33(1)
Mode of expressing the Verb "To Be"
33(3)
Verbs
36(1)
Verbal Nouns
37(1)
The Verb as an Adjective
37(1)
The Infinitive. The Verb "Can"
38(1)
Object
39(1)
Predicate Nouns
40(1)
Adverbs
40(1)
Prepositions
41(1)
Ellipsis
41(1)
The Possessive Construction
41(1)
Mode of expressing the Verb "To Have"
42(1)
On the Use of Na
42(1)
Interrogative Sentences
43(1)
Complex and Compound Sentences
44(1)
The dependent clause used as Subject
44(1)
Relative or Adjective Clauses
45(2)
Adverbial Clauses
47(2)
Final Clauses
49(1)
Clauses which express Compar1son
49(1)
Clauses which express Cause or Reason
50(1)
Conditional Clauses
50(1)
Objective Clauses
51(1)
Specimens of Hawaiian Sentences Analyzed
51

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