On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 06:04:13 GMT, sf > wrote:

>On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 23:36:59 GMT, "kilikini"
> wrote:
>
>> "smithfarms pure kona" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >
>> > Kind of depends.
>> >
>> >
>> > pau is pronounced <pow>
>> > imu is pronounced <e-moo>
>> >
>> > Happy to help.
>> >
>> > aloha,
>> > Thunder
>> > http://www.smithfarms.com
>> > Farmers & Sellers of 100%
>> > Kona Coffee & other Great Stuff
>>
>> Actually, I think pau (now pronounced POW) was actually pa'u,
originally
>> which would make the pronounciation PAH oo. I could be wrong, but
that's
>> what I've heard from Hawaiian linguists.
>>
>
>In my seach tonight, I discovered that pau and pa'u are two
>completely different words.
>
>pa'u is a woman's skirt
>pau means finished or done
>
>I guess it's like the difference between red and read (past
>tense of course). <s>
>
>According to
>http://www.geocities.com/~olelo/o-pronunciation.html#a
>
>pau is pronounced (like you said): pah-oo
>imu is pronounced (like Thunder said) ee-moo
>
>So if what Thunder says how to pronounce pau is true, have
>haoles had a huge impact on the pronunciation of traditional
>Hawaiian words? We're 50-50 at this point.
>
>
>Practice safe eating - always use condiments

I am correct in my pronunciation. Pau is pronounced "pow" and Pa'u is
pah-oo.

They are 2 separate words pronounced differently. Hawaiians had no
written language before the missionaries. It was all in the
pronunciation.

aloha,
Thunder
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Farmers & Sellers of 100%
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