What is the Hawaiian translation of brother?

Answer 1

the hawaiian word for brother is kunane

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

Answer 2

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

Answer 3

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

Answer 4

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

Answer 5

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

sibling of a female = kaikunāne

Answer 6

Older brother of a male = kaikua'ana

Older brother of a female = kaikuna`ne

Answer 7

Toku ua