Comparisons between Hawaiian and other Austronesian languages PART 4: Mauka and Makai
Channel: Languages to Learn
Date: 2021-04-21

When giving directions, Hawaiians often use geographical references instead - "mauka" means "inland" or "uphill" and "makai" means "towards the sea". Both these words are cognate with two very common words in Malay and several other Austronesian languages. Can you guess which ones?