How Do You Pronounce Auli'i?

Before you get to know Auli'i Cravalho, the amazing 16-year-old voice of Disney's new heroine Moana, it's probably best you learn how to pronounce her name. “It's 'ow,' like you stubbed your toe.

What ethnicity is Auli I cravalho?

Cravalho was born in Kohala, Hawaii, to Cathleen Puanani Cravalho, of Native Hawaiian descent, and Dwayne Cravalho, of mixed Puerto Rican, Portuguese, Chinese, and Irish descent.

How do you pronounce Disney's Moana?

It does look like it rhymes with Joanna, but the name Moana has a shorter n sound. First syllable: Moe, easy. Second syllable: "ah," like when the doctor asks you to open wide. Or the beginning of the word "awning."