"No Kauaʻi koʻu ʻanakē."

Translation: My aunty is from Kauaʻi.

[tsuj1g1r1]

Why "aunty" and not "aunt"? Is this the form used in Hawaiʻian Pidgin English, or is the course contributor residing in North England? :P

[tsuj1g1r1]

Oh, is it because ʻanakē is derived from English "aunty"? Google Translate claims "uncle" is "makua kāne". Does Hawaiʻian not indigenously distinguish between fathers and uncles, or is GT really that horrible? :O

[AaronD.2]

If I recall correctly, any relative of a parent's generation can be referred to as makua.

Auntie/aunty is what you'll see and hear in Hawaii. Its use isn't restricted to family at all. It's basically used to mean any friend of the family who's female and older than you. Same goes for uncle.

[cvictoria42]

Hawaiian traditionally used the same word for "uncle" as for "father" and likewise "mother" and "aunt". Cousins were also the same word as siblings.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_kinship

[MacKinzieRob]

Was 'Aunt' marked incorrect?

[Alisebeck]

Im confused, why dont they tell you what aunt and uncle are at the begnning of the lesson? I was confused throughout this

[NJtheSTQ]

It's the DL way !