How do you pronounce Lewa?

[Morgy]

@Maku

It might be worth noting that Lewa calls himself LEE-WAH in MoL.

According to Greg MoL isn’t canon.

[Wolk]

@Morgy

@Maku

It might be worth noting that Lewa calls himself LEE-WAH in MoL.

According to Greg MoL isn’t canon.

MoL is indeed canon, however it has many inaccuracies.

@Styrofoam

Greg has stated he pronounces it as Leewah, and wrote it as laywah in the encyclopedia because that’s how the original story team said it. Personally, I don’t see how one could read “Laywah” from “Lewa”, but my opinion is irrelevant.

I think this makes a good point and kind of questions whether the encyclopedias really are a good source on this matter. Also, as Ghidora pointed out, it has changed a lot in media.

@Maku

@Samtastictogo

But Lewa isn’t english, I’m 99% sure it’s Maori.

Can’t be, there’s no L in the Maori alphabet. It’s Hawaiian.

In fact, only half of the original six Toa had their names derived from Maori: Tahu, Pohatu and Kopaka. (Onua appears to be Tongan, but I couldn’t find anything for Gali.)

Once again, I pose the question: How does one pronounce the word “lewa” in Hawaiian?

Honestly, I don’t think there’s really a solid answer, and imo, all three are correct; perhaps different characters pronounce it differently?

[Morgy]

@Wolk

MoL is indeed canon, however it has many inaccuracies.

Really? I remember reading somewhere he said it wasn’t canon. But you can’t trust everyone on the internet. [quote=“Wolk, post:23, topic:40830”]
Once again, I pose the question: How does one pronounce the word “lewa” in Hawaiian?
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Believe it or not it’s pronounced LEH-wah according to this website. Just scroll down a bit and there’s a pronunciation of the vowels.

[Samtastictogo]

I think MoL was canon but Legends of Metru Nui wasn’t

[Styrofoam]

oh god… a fourth pronunciation to throw into the mix

I prefer lehwah to laywah and loowah, but leewah reigns supreme

[Morgy]

Well Lehwah is pronounced the same as laywah.

[Styrofoam]

no, “Leh” is absolutely not pronounced the same as “Lay”

[Morgy]

How is it pronounced then?

[Styrofoam]

I’m not sure how to explain…
Lay down, or Later
vs
Le-vitation
levitation has the Leh pronunciation while later has the Lay
probably the best example i can think of

[Morgy]

Oh you’re pronouncing it differently.
You know the stereotypical ‘Eh’ Canadians don’t actually say? That’s how _leh_wah is pronounced according to a Hawaiian dictionary.

[Styrofoam]

Ah, okay I see

[Wolk]

@Samtastictogo

I think MoL was canon but Legends of Metru Nui wasn’t

All 4 movies are canon. Just not certain aspects… Anyways, let’s not get sidetracked.

Thanks for pronounciation, Morgy.

Still seems there’s no absolute answer to this, and I doubt Greg will give us one at this point… and I doubt it would make any difference if he did.

[Da_Stronk_Destroyer]

For what it’s worth I’ve always said Laywah, before alternating between it and Leewah, then finally saying Leewah nearly exclusively.

[Ghid]

@Wolk

MoL is indeed canon, however it has many inaccuracies.

@Wolk

All 4 movies are canon. Just not certain aspects…

Um, this is a contradiction.

It’d be fairer to say the overarching plot in MoL/The Movies is Canon, instead of ‘all of it’.