Pronunciation

john_ny · 09-01-2008, 04:23 PM

How do you pronounce Ae Ae?

Bananaman88 · 09-01-2008, 04:46 PM

I most commonly hear it pronounced as "eye-eye". However, I also know a guy who grew up in Hawaii and he said it is probably more correctly pronounced "ah-ee ah-ee". I have seen it written as A'e- A'e, which would uphold his pronunciation of it. Take your pick, I guess.

Chironex · 09-01-2008, 07:56 PM

I have always heard it the second way.

harveyc · 09-01-2008, 08:04 PM

There is a link here somewhere where Gabe put up some mp3 files. Ae Ae is pronounced something like (ah-a, ah-a), though there is some odd Hawaiian twist to it). I'd guess Gabe's post is between 6-12 months old, if that helps.

Edit: here is the post I was referring to - correct pronounciation?

buzzwinder · 09-01-2008, 09:08 PM

A rose by anyother name is still ( NOT AS COOL AS AN Ae Ae ). Thanks Harvey for the referal and Gabe for the mp3

john_ny · 09-02-2008, 12:54 PM

Thanks for the help. Now, when I tell people that I don't have Ae Ae, because I can't afford them, at least I can say it correctly.

Chironex · 09-02-2008, 02:02 PM

Ah-eh Ah-eh is correct for AeAe. and El-eh El-eh is proper for Ele Ele. This is as close as I can get it without accent marks.

Bananaman88 · 09-02-2008, 03:17 PM

Yeah, the accent marks you are referring to are called glottal stops. It literally means you should pause between the letters. So A'e A'e (ahh-ee ahh-ee) is really how is should be pronounced. Just as Kaua'i and Hawai'i should really be pronounced with a pause before that final "i". My favorite is Pu'u o'o steam vent near Mt. Kileaua (don't think I spelled Kileaua right). Or, what's the name of their famous fish? It's about 30 letters long!

Chironex · 09-02-2008, 03:35 PM

Brent, you are correct, except that Aeae does not end with a long ee, it is more shortened and pronounced like 'eh'.

seagrapes · 09-02-2008, 10:27 PM

I think the fish is a type of trigger fish named Humuhumunukunukuapua'a...

fun, fun...

harveyc · 09-02-2008, 10:38 PM

Scot and Brent, it's easier to just listen to the mp3 than try to figure out how to write it phonetically. In addition, the correct spelling isn't really Ae Ae. Gabe explains it in that other thread.

Chironex · 09-03-2008, 01:25 AM

Yikes! Now That's a fish!!!

Chironex · 09-03-2008, 01:42 AM

OK, OK...I was trying to clarify the phonetics after listening to the mp3's, but you are correct about the spelling - needed to insert the glottal stops - (damn uvula). Thanks for keeping me on the straight and narrow Harvey, I should have taken no shortcuts in my post. LOL

But seriously folks, how does everyone pronounce Gros Michel - The 'French' way or the American way like Des Moines??? (insert Jeopardy jingle here for 10 seconds)

Bananaman88 · 09-03-2008, 11:40 AM

Thanks, Scot. I think you are right, it should end with an "eh" sound. I tried to click the Thanks box but there wasn't one under your name. I was wondering the same thing about the Gros Michel.

Seagrapes: Humuhumunukunukuapua'a was the fish I was thinking of! Can you imagine coming up with a name like that? If I caught one of those and someone asked me if I caught anything I'd just have to say "Nope!"

Gabe15 · 09-03-2008, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chironex

But seriously folks, how does everyone pronounce Gros Michel - The 'French' way or the American way like Des Moines??? (insert Jeopardy jingle here for 10 seconds)

Iʻve always heard it as "grow-mee-shell".

Chironex · 09-03-2008, 01:05 PM

You are absolutely correct Gabe! Good job.

bepah · 09-03-2008, 01:08 PM

Humahumanukanukaapui'i

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bananaman88

Yeah, the accent marks you are referring to are called glottal stops. It literally means you should pause between the letters. So A'e A'e (ahh-ee ahh-ee) is really how is should be pronounced. Just as Kaua'i and Hawai'i should really be pronounced with a pause before that final "i". My favorite is Pu'u o'o steam vent near Mt. Kileaua (don't think I spelled Kileaua right). Or, what's the name of their famous fish? It's about 30 letters long!

bepah · 09-03-2008, 04:57 PM

I mispronounced .......

it should be Humahumanukanuka'apua'a

I probably insulted someone.....my bad.

buzzwinder · 09-03-2008, 06:39 PM

I agree with Brent, rather than hurt myself trying to enunciate the name of what I caught I'ld Just say "NOPE"

damaclese · 09-03-2008, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chironex

I have always heard it the second way.

me to Ae Ae and a gal i work with whom is hiwan says its AeAe

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