"He aha kēia?"

Translation: What is this?

[Noxurus]

Is "he aha" a phrase meaning "what" ?

[DouglasJulien]

It's literally "a what", but yes.

[_Amanda_LS]

Is just "aha kēia" considered right?

[karneez]

i doubt it. i think you need the "he" (a) for indicating that you're talking about an object

[brjaga]

Previously we had he wai kona inoa for "what is her/his name". What is the difference between aha and wai?

[JonThysell]

Wai is more like who, you use it for people

[runouce]

"what" is "apa" in indonesian. There are so many similarities with hawaiian

[Yusuf_Abdurrauf]

"Apa" also in Malay and Bruneian too.

[phngngkhoa16]

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