{"collection":"pac","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/pac/hhl/hhl04.htm","path":"pac/hhl/hhl04.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/pac/hhl/hhl04.htm","text":"In reading Hawaiian words do not end a syllable with a consonant, and pronounce all vowels as if they were Italian or French.\n| a | = | a in father. | \n| e | = | e in they. | \n| i | = | i in pin. | \n| o | = | o in hold. | \n| u | = | oo in spoon. | \nThis is a fairly good rule for the pronunciation of all Polynesian words.","title":"Hawaiian Historical Legends: Pronunciation","type":"page"}