Place Names of Hawaii: Revised and Expanded Edition - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Mary Kawena Pukui, Samuel H. Elbert, Esther T. MookiniPublish date:1976-12-01Pages:320
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Hawaii PressISBN-13:9780824805241ISBN-10:824805240UPC:9780824805241Book Category:Foreign Language Study, Travel, ReferenceBook Subcategory:Oceanic & Australian Languages, Reference, DictionariesSize:9.05 x 6.05 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.7606Product ID:SC2S9HMDBD
Place Names of Hawaii: Revised and Expanded Edition
How many place names are there in the Hawaiian Islands? Even a rough estimate is impossible. Hawaiians named taro patches, rocks, trees, canoe landings, resting places in the forests, and the tiniest spots where miraculous events are believed to have taken place. And place names are far from static--names are constantly being given to new houses and buildings, streets and towns, and old names are...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Hawaii PressISBN-13:9780824805241ISBN-10:824805240UPC:9780824805241Book Category:Foreign Language Study, Travel, ReferenceBook Subcategory:Oceanic & Australian Languages, Reference, DictionariesSize:9.05 x 6.05 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.7606Product ID:SC2S9HMDBD
Pukui, Mary Kawena: - Mary Kawena Pukui was a noted authority on the Hawaiian language. She had a long professional association with the Bernice P. Bishop Museum and translated many Hawaiian historical documents. She coauthored, with Samuel H. Elbert, the Hawaiian Dictionary and Place Names of Hawaii.Elbert, Samuel H.: - Samuel H. Elbert, professor emeritus of Pacific languages and linguistics at...
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
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2nd Revised Edition
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