December 20th, 2019
The Best Hawaiian Resources (+ 9 reasons to learn Hawaiian)
Ever wanted to learn Hawaiian? Here are 9 reasons to learn Hawaiian and the best Hawaiian resources to learn the language.
Why Hawaiian?
Lang Addict on Instagram very kindly shared a list of reasons with me!
And, seeing as 2019 is the International Year of Indigenous Languages, it felt like a good 9 Reasons language to end the year on.
Resources
Duolingo
– There’s a Hawaiian course available on Duolingo.
Memrise
– There’s a good collection of Hawaiian courses on Memrise.
Drops
– Duolingo, Memrise, AND Drops?! Not many indigenous languages can claim that!
Olelo Online
– Online lessons to help you learn Hawaiian.
Ahonui
– A great YouTube channel with lots of videos teaching Hawaiian.
Learn Hawaiian At Home
– As I was researching for this post, this book kept coming up recommended by multiple sources across the web again and again.
More Resources
– I’ve put together a Google Sheets file that I add to each month with countless resources for learning 30+ languages, including apps for Hawaiian (on the Indigenous Language Apps page). Click here to sign up to my email list and get access to the list.