Hawaiian ('Olelo Hawai'i, 'Olelo Hawai'i Makuahine) -- Polynesian language family -- Hawaii

From the Parlametric series of sound recordings in the Alan Lomax Collection: T5224 R02, recorded on 4/25/1972, 1/4" wide magnetic audio tape, 7" reel, 7.5 ips, recording by Samuel Elbert. (Note: It has been suggested that the actual interviewer is Larry Kimura, and that this is from Ka Leo Hawaiʻi, a radio program in the 70s and 80s interviewing native speakers hosted by Larry Kimura; this is perhaps the fourth or fifth show in that program; and the two interviewees are both from Niʻihau.)

This is a recording from Alan Lomax's Parlametrics collection (http://research.culturalequity.org/ps..., which is comprised of recordings made by linguists from around the world as well as by Alan Lomax himself.

Through a collaboration with The Long Now Foundation's Rosetta Project (http://rosettaproject.org/blog/02011/..., the original reel-to-reel tapes were digitized, cataloged, and are now available through multiple online sources. The original notes that accompanied the tapes were at times incomplete, indefinite, illegible or missing. Because of this, the language in this recording may have been misidentified. If you notice a mistake please help us by sharing your knowledge and leave a comment.