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Old 03-13-2009, 12:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Iggy View Post
Ever count how many letters are in the Hawaiian language? I used a map of Hawaii, and wrote down all of the letters. There is not 26 of them. .
only 12 letters...perhaps the pronunciations are similar because polynesians are also considered lamanites...

and did you know that humuhumunukunukuapua'a means "fish with a nose like a pig"...we have a fun song about it that we teach our preschoolers.
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