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For this quiz, the following table will help you as your "cheat sheet". Practice on memorizing the vocabulary, and remember, this is only a quiz.

Personal pronouns
Singular (1)Dual (2)Plural (3+)
1st2nd3rd incl.excl.2nd3rd 1st incl.1st excl.2nd3rd
CaseNominative au'oeia kāuamāua'olualāua kākoumākou'oukoulākou
Genitivea-class ka'ukāukāna kā kāuakā māuakā 'oluakā lāua kā kākoukā mākoukā 'oukoukā lākou
o-class ko'ukoukōna kō kāuakō māuakō 'oluakō lāua kō kākoukō mākoukō 'oukoukō lākou
affectionate ku'u Only used in 1st and 2nd person singular.
Accusative,
Dative
ia'uiā 'oeiā ia iā kāuaiā māuaiā 'oluaiā lāua iā kākouiā mākouiā 'oukouiā lākou

Remember!!! Capitalize and punctuate all sentences.

Also!!! When you want to write a kahakō, (the line over a vowel making it longer) just add slashes around the letter you wish to lengthen. Ex: for "ā", write "/a/". Kāne=K/a/ne. etc.

Important!!! Did I remind you to punctuate all sentences?



  

1 Translate:

My friend is sick.

2 Translate:

His house is big.

3 Translate the underlined phrase:

Our father found little use for his old surf board, so he gave it to all of us.

4 Translate:

They two are tired.

5 Bonus Question! Translate into English:

Māluhiluhi 'oukou ma ke hale.

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