"Malia is my favorite sister."

Translation: ʻO Malia kuʻu tita punahele.

[Nico838548]

Why do i have to use "ku'u" here? I dont see why "ko'u" is wrong

[kelii....]

Ko'u is okay too. ko'u = my but ku'u = my dearest or beloved

[MacKinzieRob]

"ko'u" accepted 2/8/21

[RonRGB]

kuʻu

Note: This form may replace both kaʻu and koʻu; Kinship terms and expresses affection

link: https://manomano.io/definition/20503

tita = var. spelling of kika, sister...

link: http://wehewehe.org/gsdl2.85/cgi-bin/hdict?a=q&r=1&hs=1&m=-1&o=-1&qto=4&e=q-11000-00---off-0hdict--00-1----0-10-0---0---0direct-10-ED--4--textpukuielbert%252ctextmamaka-----0-1l--11-en-Zz-1---Zz-1-home-kama--00-3-1-00-0--4----0-0-11-00-0utfZz-8-00&q=tita&fqv=textpukuielbert%252ctextmamaka%252ctextandrew%252ctextparker%252ctextpeplace%252ctextclark%252ctextchd&af=1&fqf=ED

[HakunaMatatatata]

Thanks bro for all your posts. Duolingo should be payin you

[MacKinzieRob]

Tang Lung?

[deactivated user]

"Tita" is pidgin, Hawaiian slang. The letter "T" is not in the Hawaiian alphabet.

[kelii....]

The T is a sound used in Hawaiian even before the arrival of Cook. It is due to the missionaries that it is not included in the alphabet. The people of Ni‘ihau still use T in place of K actually.

[BethKing-M]

So, when there's no indication of the gender or birth order of the speaker, you just default to "tita" and "palala"?