So there are countless examples of Hawaiian vocabulary that are words from English, like “paikikala” for “bicycle.” Apart from specific foods or cultural terms (“laulau”, “kālua” pork), I’ve only run across one word that I think went in the other direction. The word for “coral” is “koʻa.” I haven’t looked it up, but I am guessing that the English word coral is taken from Hawaiian or a related Pacific Island language? #englishHawaiian #hawaiianLanguage #LearnHawaiian #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay

🐮 When you hear a Hawaiian say “kao,” think of a ruminant animal! But not a cow 🐄…. “kao” is the Hawaiian word for “goat”! 🐐
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