說明:夏威夷語國際音標

下表顯示了國際音標夏威夷語的發音的方式。有關在維基百科文章中添加IPA字符的指南,請參見{{IPA-haw}}和維基百科:格式手冊/音標 § Notes

請參閱夏威夷語語音英語Hawaiian phonology,以更全面地了解夏威夷語的發音。

輔音
IPA 舉例 英語近似發音
h Honolulu hat
j Mauna Kea [ˈkɛjə][1] yes
k Kamehameha[2] sky
l Honolulu, Lānaʻi lean
m Maui moon
n naʻi[3] note
p Pele spy
t Waikīkī, wikiwiki[2] steal
v wikiwiki[4] vision
w Loa [ˈlowə], Kīlauea [tiːlɐwˈwɛjə][4] wall
ʔ Hawaiʻi, Oʻahu uh-oh!
( 卡在喉嚨里)
重音
IPA 舉例 備註
ˈ Honolulu [honoˈlulu] 加在重讀音節之前[5]
元音
IPA 舉例 英語近似發音
Lānaʻi father
ɐ Oʻahu, Molokaʻi[6] nut
ə Hawaiʻi, Mauna Loa[6] sofa
Kēōkea hey
ɛ Pele[7] bed
e Kahoʻolawe[7] 西班牙語 seta
Waikīkī peel
i wikiwiki 西班牙語 hijo
ʻōʻū more
o Honolulu 西班牙語 loco
ʻōʻū moon
u Honolulu 西班牙語 tuyo
雙元音
短雙元音
ju kiu cue
ow kākou mole
o̯i poi queen
ew heu 葡萄牙語和西班牙語 neutro
ej lei May
ɐw Mauna[8] cow
ɐj Waikīkī[8] light
ɐo̯ haole 意大利語 ciao
ɐe̯ koaea 日語 kaeru
長雙元音
oːw ʻōuli no way
eːj kēia may you
aːw kāu RP far west
aːj kāia RP far younger
aːo̯ ʻāoka crowd
aːe̯ māea [比如?]

Notes

  1. ^ The y sound [j] is not written, but appears between a front vowel (i, e) and a non-front vowel (a, o, u)
  2. ^ 2.0 2.1 [k] and [t], spelled k, are variants of a single consonant. [k] is almost universal at the beginnings of words, while [t] is most common before the vowel i. [t] is also more common in the western dialects, as on Kauaʻi, while [k] predominates on the Big Island.
  3. ^ In some dialects the letter l tends to be pronounced [n], especially in words with an n in them. On the western islands it tends to be pronounced as a tap, [ɾ].
  4. ^ 4.0 4.1 [w] and [v], spelled w, are variants of a single consonant. [w] is the norm after back vowels u, o, while [v] is the norm after front vowels i, e. Initially and after the central vowel a, as in Hawaiʻi, they are found in free variation. [w] also occurs, though it is usually not written, between a back vowel (u, o) and a non-back vowel (i, e, a).
  5. ^ Stress falls on the penultimate vowel, with diphthongs and long vowels counting as two (that is, a final long vowel or diphthong will be stressed). Longer words may have a second stressed vowel, whose position is not predictable.
  6. ^ 6.0 6.1 Short a is pronounced [ɐ] when stressed and [ə] when not.
  7. ^ 7.0 7.1 Short e is [ɛ] when stressed and generally when next to l, n, or another syllable with a [ɛ]; otherwise it is [e].
  8. ^ 8.0 8.1 In rapid speech, /ɐw/ and /ɐj/ tend to be pronounced [ɔw] and [ɛj], respectively.