o-animalsounds

Nâ Kani o nâ Holoholona ~ Animal Sounds

Sources:
Kent, Harold Winfield, TREASURY OF HAWAIIAN WORDS, Masonic Public Library of Hawai`i, 1986.
MÂMAKA KAIAO, He Puke Hua`ôlelo Hawai`i Hou, Hale Kuamo`o (The Hawaiian Language Center, UH, Hilo)-Kikowaena `Ôlelo Hawai`i-`Aha Pûnana Leo, Hilo,1996.

`Ôlelo Hawai`i Hawaiian / `Ôlelo Haole English
Onomatopoeia: the formation of a name or word by imitating the sound associated with the thing designated, as in buzz, hiss, splash, cuckoo.
Animal		Sound
manu	bird	`io [ee' (y)oh] pio [pee' (y)oh]	chirp, twitter peep
pôpoki	cat	`owau [oh wau'] nino [nee' noh]	meow mew, purr
piopio	chick	piopio [pee' (y)oh pee' (y)oh]	peep
pipi	cow	umô [oo MOH'] uwô [oo WOH']	lowing bellowing
`îlio	dog	hae [hae] o`aoa [oh ao' (w)ah] haha [hah' hah] nâ [NAH] nunulu [noo noo' loo]	bark bow wow pant yelp growl
kêkake, miula	donkey, mule	ha`u, ha`uha`u [hah' oo], [ha' oo hah' oo] hohô [hoh HOH']	bray heehaw
`ehako	dove	nûnû [NOO' NOO']	coo coo
kakâ	duck, domesticated	kakâ [kah KAH']	quack
moa wahine	hen	kokô [koh KOH'] pukakâ [poo kah KAH'] pûkôkô [POO' KOH' KOH']	cluck (as after laying an egg) cackle cluck (hen in alarm)
lio	horse	ihiihi [ee hee (y)ee' hee]	neighing
kao, hipa	goat, sheep	mâ`â`â [MAH' AH' AH']	baa
kôlea	golden plover	kôlea [KOH' leh (y)ah]	(English equivalent not known)
nênê	goose	nênê [NEH' NEH'] unele [oo neh' leh]	honk honk
`ekelo	mynah bird	`ekelo [eh keh' loh]	chatter
pueo	owl	ke`u [keh' oo]	hoot
pua`a	pig, hog	ha`u [hah' oo] hû, nû [HOO], [NOO]	snort grunt
pîkake	peacock	Ô [OH]	(English equivalent not known)
`iole	rat	wîwî [VEE' VEE']	squeal
moa kâne	rooster	`o`o`o [oh oh' oh]	cockle-a- doodle-doo
hipa	sheep	`alalâ [ah lah LAH']	bleat; cries of all young animals.
pelehû	turkey	kolokolo [koh' loh koh' loh]	gobble, gobble
`ûlili	`ûlili bird	`ûlili [OO' lee lee]	(English equivalent not known)

For animal sounds in other languages, go to:
Sounds of the World's Animals