Talk:ukulele

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ENGLISH "PLURAL" FORMS ARE NOT USED FOR HAWIIAN WORDS......

Yes they do. [1]. Conrad.Irwin 18:58, 16 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
... because English adopts the word and gives it an English plural, so it is being used as an English word, not a Hawaiian word. Dbfirs 19:33, 16 December 2008 (UTC,
What is the plural for ukulele in Hawaiian, anyway? DCDuring TALK 20:20, 16 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
That would be nā ʻukuleleStrabismus 20:30, 16 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Not a single word, then? BTW, ukulele#Hawaiian seems to be in error, missing the diacritical mark. Is it? DCDuring TALK 21:07, 16 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Totally off-topic, but should we also have an entry for nā ʻukulele? sewnmouthsecret 21:12, 16 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Another pronunciation?[edit]

I heard today, in the US, the pronunciation /juː.kə.ˈleɪ.leɪ/. I have no clue how common it is or if was just someone's idiolect, but I thought it was at least worth noting. —The Editor's Apprentice (talk) 22:56, 1 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]