<P> The letter names were invented for Hawaiian specifically, since they do not follow traditional European letter names in most cases . The names of M, N, P, and possibly L were most likely derived from Greek, and that for W from the deleted letter V . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Letter </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> IPA </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> A a </Td> <Td> ʻā </Td> <Td> / a / </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> E e </Td> <Td> ʻē </Td> <Td> / e / </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> I i </Td> <Td> ʻī </Td> <Td> / i / </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> O o </Td> <Td> ʻō </Td> <Td> / o / </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> U u </Td> <Td> ʻū </Td> <Td> / u / </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> H h </Td> <Td> hē </Td> <Td> / h / </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> K k </Td> <Td> kē </Td> <Td> / k ~ t / </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> L l </Td> <Td> lā </Td> <Td> / l ~ ɾ ~ ɹ / </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> M m </Td> <Td> mū </Td> <Td> / m / </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> N n </Td> <Td> nū </Td> <Td> / n / </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> P p </Td> <Td> pī </Td> <Td> / p / </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> W w </Td> <Td> wē </Td> <Td> / w ~ v / </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ʻ </Td> <Td> ʻokina </Td> <Td> / ʔ / </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Letter </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> IPA </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> A a </Td> <Td> ʻā </Td> <Td> / a / </Td> </Tr>

The hawaiian pīʻāpā consists of the following letters of the alphabet