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the hawaiian word for brother is kunane

- this translation is wrong. its actually kaikunāne, which means brother of a female.

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11y ago

Aloha: No real HI'ian translation. In island speak, we say Brah. Hawai`ians sometimes say kai ka (short for brother) [kI ka].

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11y ago

If a brother is speaking, it's "uso"; if a sister is speaking, it's "tuagane".

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If a girl is talking, it's "tuagane"; if a guy is speaking, it's "uso".

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9y ago

older sibling of the same sex = kaikua'anayounger sibling of the same sex = kaikana

sibling of a female = kaikunāne

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8y ago

Older brother of a male = kaikua'ana

Older brother of a female = kaikuna`ne

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11y ago

Toku ua

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