Counting in Hawaiian WS with answer key

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Counting in Hawaiian
We're going to practice counting in a base 4 system using Hawaiian names for the numbers. Remember,
we only need names for the numbers 1-4! Here they are:
1
Kahi
2
Lua
3
Kolu
4
Kauna
But wait! We also need a way to say “times” and “plus”. Here's how to do it:
“Uma” works just like “plus”. To express the idea of multiplication (for example, “three fours”), just
add “e-” to the beginning of the first number. Some of the chart has been filled in for you:
Number
In Hawaiian
Meaning
1
Kahi
One
2
Two
3
Kolu
4
Kauna
Four
5
Kauna uma kahi
Four plus one
6
Kauna uma lua
7
Four plus three
8
Elua kauna
9
Elua kauna uma kahi
Two fours
10
11
Two fours plus three
12
13
Ekolu kauna uma kahi
14
Ekolu kauna uma lua
15
16
Three fours plus one
Three fours plus three
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ANSWER KEY
Counting in Hawaiian
We're going to practice counting in a base 4 system using Hawaiian names for the numbers. Remember,
we only need names for the numbers 1-4! Here they are:
1
Kahi
2
Lua
3
Kolu
4
Kauna
But wait! We also need a way to say “times” and “plus”. Here's how to do it:
“Uma” works just like “plus”. To express the idea of multiplication (for example, “three fours”), just
add “e-” to the beginning of the first number. Some of the chart has been filled in for you:
Number
In Hawaiian
Meaning
1
Kahi
One
2
Lua
Two
3
Kolu
Three
4
Kauna
Four
5
Kauna uma kahi
Four plus one
6
Kauna uma lua
Four plus two
7
Kauna uma kolu
Four plus three
8
Elua kauna
Two fours
9
Elua kauna uma kahi
Two fours plus one
10
Elua kauna uma lua
Two fours plus two
11
Elua kauna uma kolu
Two fours plus three
12
Ekolu kauna
Three fours
13
Ekolu kauna uma kahi
Three fours plus one
14
Ekolu kauna uma lua
Three fours plus two
15
Ekolu kauna uma kolu
Three fours plus three
16
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