176 pp. May 2000
ISBN 0-8248-2100-9P
Out of Print
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Hawaii
language
culture |
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Ho'opilipili 'Olelo: Hawaiian Language Crossword Puzzles, Word Search Puzzles, and Crossword Dictionary
by Georgiana R. Frayer-Luna
A Latitude 20 Book
"The puzzle dictionary is aimed at anyone studying [Hawaiian] and offers an amusing and challenging way to learn not only words and their definitions, but also some things about the culture.... But you don't need to be very fluent to get some value (and enjoyment from the book.... A nice gift for anyone with an interest in the Hawaiian language." -Honolulu Advertiser
Ho`opilipili `Olelo is intended to serve as a basic educational resource for those interested in improving their use and mastery of the Hawaiian language. Students of all ages and native speakers of Hawaiian will find the forty crossword puzzles and eight word search puzzles an entertaining and challenging way to practice their Hawaiian language vocabulary and word usage. The book consists of eight thematic puzzle sections centered around areas of cultural life basic to the survival of early native Hawaiian settlers: ali`i, kalo, kapa, lâ`au, manu, moana, `âina, and `uala (royalty, taro, tapa, plants, birds, ocean, land, and sweet potatoes). Each section begins with an extensive Hawaiian language word list relating to the section theme. The word list is followed by a word search puzzle requiring the reader to find and circle twelve words from the jumble of letters in the puzzle squares. Each word search puzzle is followed by the section's crossword puzzles. The final section is a Hawaiian language crossword puzzle dictionary for use in creating one's own crossword puzzles. The dictionary consists of over 12,000 words from Pukui and Elbert's Hawaiian Dictionary (UH Press, 1986) arranged alphabetically by word size. The answers to the thematic puzzles are included in the back of the book.
Georgiana R. Frayer-Luna is a freelance writer who resides in Honolulu. This is her first book.
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