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Hawaiian

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
haw

Hawaiian (ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi) is a Austronesian language . It is written using the Latin script. Its BCP 47 language code is haw.

Writing Systems Used for Hawaiian

Latin
Primary
Hello World
LTR Latn

Frequently Asked Questions

What alphabet or script does Hawaiian use?
Hawaiian is written using the Latin script (ISO 15924 code: Latn). Latin is written left-to-right.
What direction is Hawaiian written?
Hawaiian is written Left-to-right. Text runs from left to right, the same direction as most European languages.
What language family does Hawaiian belong to?
Hawaiian belongs to the Austronesian language family. It is written with the Latin script.
What is the language code for Hawaiian?
The BCP 47 language code for Hawaiian is "haw". This code is used in software, web standards (the HTML lang attribute), and internationalization contexts.

Language Facts

BCP 47 Code
haw
ISO 639-3
haw
Status
living
Language Family
Austronesian
Scripts
1
Primary Script
Latin

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Data sourced from Unicode CLDR and ISO 639-3. Last updated April 20, 2026.