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100 words found

a

conjunction
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/a/

He ʻāpana e hoʻohui ana i nā hana a i nā mea like ʻole, a hōʻike pū i ka manawa e hiki mai ana.

aha

interrogative
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/a.ha/

He nīnau e ʻimi ana i ka ʻike no kekahi mea a i kekahi hana.

ahiahi

noun
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/a.hi.a.hi/

Ka wā o ka napoʻo ʻana o ka lā a hiki i ka pō.

aku

particle
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/a.ku/

He ʻāpana e hōʻike ana i ka neʻe ʻana mai ka mea ʻōlelo aku a i kahi mamao.

aloha

noun
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/a.lo.ha/

love, affection

Love, affectionate love, and benevolent regard for another; a kiss and care.

ana

particle
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/a.na/

progressive

A particle marking an action that is ongoing or a future action that will be carried out.

ao

noun
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/ao/

Ka wā mālamalama o ka honua i ka wā e ʻā ai ka lā; a i ke ao o ka lani.

au

pronoun
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/au/

Ka papani no ka mea ʻōlelo, ʻo wau iho nō; hoʻohana ʻia ma hope o ka hamani.

aʻo

verb
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/a.ʔo/

Ka loaʻa ʻana o ka ʻike hou; a i ke aʻo ʻana aku i ka ʻike i kekahi.

e

particle
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/e/

He ʻāpana e kau ʻia ma mua o ka hamani no ke kauoha a no ka hana e hiki mai ana.

hale

noun
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/ha.le/

He hakahaka i kūkulu ʻia no ka noho ʻana o ke kanaka a no ka mālama ʻana i nā mea.

hana

noun
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/ha.na/

Ka lawelawe ʻana i kekahi mea; ka ʻoihana a i ka hana e loaʻa ai ke kālā.

he

article
A1

/he/

He ʻāpana huaʻōlelo e hōʻike ana i kekahi mea ʻike ʻole ʻia a i ka nui.

hea

interrogative
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/he.a/

He nīnau e ʻimi ana i ka wahi a i ke koho ʻana ma waena o nā mea.

hele

verb
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/he.le/

Ka neʻe ʻana mai kekahi wahi a i kekahi wahi ma nā wāwae a ma nā mea holo.

hou

adjective
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/hou/

Ke ʻano o ka mea i puka mai a i hana ʻia iho nei, ʻaʻole kahiko.

hoʻi

verb
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/ho.ʔi/

Ka hele hou ʻana i kahi i hele mai ai ma mua; ka hoʻi ʻana i ka home.

i

preposition
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/i/

He ʻāpana e hōʻike ana i kahi e hele ai, i ka manawa, a i ke kumu; hōʻike pū i ka mea i hana ʻia ai.

inu

verb
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/i.nu/

Ka lawe ʻana i ka wai a i ka mea wai ʻē aʻe i loko o ke kino ma ka waha.

preposition
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/i.aː/

He ʻāpana e kau ʻia ma mua o ka papani a me ka inoa ponoʻī i mea o ka hamani.

iʻa

noun
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/i.ʔa/

He holoholona e ola ana i loko o ka wai me nā ʻēheu ʻau a me nā mahamaha.

ka

article
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/ka/

He ʻāpana huaʻōlelo e hōʻike ana i ka inoa hoʻokahi a i ʻike ʻia; hoʻohana ʻia ma mua o nā huaʻōlelo e hoʻomaka ana me nā leo like ʻole koe wale nō ke k, ka p, a me ka ʻokina.

kahiko

adjective
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/ka.hi.ko/

Ke ʻano o ka mea mai ka wā ma mua loa; ʻaʻole hou.

kai

noun
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/kai/

Ka wai kai o ka moana e hoʻopuni ana i nā mokupuni.

kakahiaka

noun
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/ka.ka.hi.a.ka/

Ka wā mua o ke ao, mai ka puka ʻana o ka lā a i ke awakea.

kanaka

noun
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/ka.na.ka/

He mea ola i hānau ʻia me ka noʻonoʻo a me ka ʻōlelo, ʻo ke kāne a me ka wahine.

kaʻu

determiner
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/ka.ʔu/

He ʻāpana e hōʻike ana i ka mea naʻu, ke ʻano a-kikoʻī no nā mea i loaʻa iaʻu ma o kaʻu hana.

ke

article
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/ke/

Ka ʻōlelo hōʻike hoʻokahi i hoʻohana ʻia ma mua o nā huaʻōlelo e hoʻomaka ana me ke k, ke e, ke a, ke o, a me ka nui o ke p.

keiki

noun
A1

/kei.ki/

He kanaka ʻōpiopio, i hānau ʻia a i ʻole i kanaka makua.

kona

determiner
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/ko.na/

He ʻāpana e hōʻike ana i ka mea nona, ke ʻano o-kikoʻī no ke kolu o ke kanaka.

kou

determiner
A1

/kou/

He ʻāpana e hōʻike ana i ka mea nou, ke ʻano o-kikoʻī no nā mea pili paʻa iā ʻoe.

koʻu

determiner
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/ko.ʔu/

He ʻāpana e hōʻike ana i ka mea noʻu, ke ʻano o-kikoʻī no nā mea pili paʻa iaʻu.

kākou

pronoun
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/kaː.kou/

Ka papani no kākou a pau, ʻo ka mea ʻōlelo, ʻo ka mea i ʻōlelo ʻia aku, a me kekahi poʻe ʻē aʻe, ʻekolu a ʻoi.

kāna

determiner
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/kaː.na/

He ʻāpana e hōʻike ana i ka mea nāna, ke ʻano a-kikoʻī no ke kolu o ke kanaka.

kāne

noun
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/kaː.ne/

He kanaka o ke ʻano ʻaʻole hānau keiki; ka mea i ʻole he wahine.

kāu

determiner
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/kaː.u/

He ʻāpana e hōʻike ana i ka mea nāu, ke ʻano a-kikoʻī no nā mea i loaʻa iā ʻoe.

kāua

pronoun
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/kaː.u.a/

Ka papani no kāua, ʻo ka mea ʻōlelo a me ka mea i ʻōlelo ʻia aku, ʻelua wale nō.

kēia

determiner
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/keː.i.a/

He ʻāpana e kuhikuhi ana i ka mea e kokoke ana i ka mea ʻōlelo, ma ʻaneʻi nei.

kēlā

determiner
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/keː.laː/

He ʻāpana e kuhikuhi ana i ka mea mamao aku, ʻaʻole kokoke i ka mea ʻōlelo a me ka mea hoʻolohe.

kēnā

determiner
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/keː.naː/

He ʻāpana e kuhikuhi ana i ka mea kokoke i ka mea i ʻōlelo ʻia aku, ma kou wahi.

kōkua

verb
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/koː.ku.a/

Ka lawe ʻana i ka lima e hoʻokō ai i ka hana a kekahi; ke kākoʻo ʻana.

lani

noun
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/la.ni/

Ke ao ma luna, kahi e ʻike ʻia ai ka lā, ka mahina, a me nā hōkū; ka wahi kapu o nā akua.

liʻiliʻi

adjective
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/li.ʔi.li.ʔi/

Ke ʻano o ka mea ʻuʻuku, ʻaʻole nui; he wahi mea iki wale nō.

loaʻa

verb
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/lo.a.ʔa/

Ka hiki ʻana mai o kekahi mea i kekahi; ka loaʻa ʻana o ka mea i ʻimi ʻia.

lohe

verb
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/lo.he/

Ka loaʻa ʻana o ke kani a me ka leo ma ka pepeiao.

noun
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/laː/

Ka hōkū nui e ʻā ana i ke ao e hāʻawi ana i ka mālamalama a me ka wela; a i ʻole ka manawa ao hoʻokahi.

lā hea

interrogative
A1

/laː he.a/

He nīnau e ʻimi ana i ka lā a i ka manawa e hana ʻia ai kekahi mea.

lākou

pronoun
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/laː.kou/

Ka papani no lākou, ʻekolu a ʻoi aku nā kānaka i ʻōlelo ʻia no lākou.

lāua

pronoun
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/laː.u.a/

Ka papani no lāua, ʻelua kānaka i ʻōlelo ʻia no lāua, ʻaʻole ʻo ka mea ʻōlelo.

ma

preposition
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/ma/

He ʻāpana e hōʻike ana i kahi e noho ai a i hana ʻia ai kekahi mea.

mahalo

interjection
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/ma.ha.lo/

He ʻōlelo hoʻomaikaʻi a hoʻomaikaʻi i kekahi no kona lokomaikaʻi a me kāna hana pono.

mai

particle
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/mai/

He ʻāpana e hōʻike ana i ka neʻe ʻana mai kahi mamao a i ka mea ʻōlelo.

maikaʻi

adjective
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/mai.ka.ʔi/

Ke ʻano o ka mea pono, ka mea nani, a me ka mea kūpono; ʻaʻole ʻino.

makahiki

noun
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/ma.ka.hi.ki/

Ka manawa o nā mahina he ʻumikumamālua; ka wā ʻo Makahiki o Lono i ka wā kahiko.

makemake

verb
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/ma.ke.ma.ke/

to want

The desire to obtain and do something; a longing of the heart.

manawa

noun
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/ma.na.wa/

Ka holo ʻana o nā hola, nā lā, a me nā makahiki; ka wā e hana ʻia ai kekahi mea.

manu

noun
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/ma.nu/

He holoholona ʻēheu e lele ana ma ka lewa, me nā hulu a me ka nuku.

me

preposition
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/me/

He ʻāpana e hōʻike ana i ka hui pū ʻana a i ka like ʻana o kekahi mea me kekahi.

mea

noun
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/me.a/

He kumuhana a i ʻole kekahi mea like ʻole, i kapa ʻia paha a i ʻole ʻike ʻole ʻia ka inoa pono.

mākou

pronoun
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/maː.kou/

Ka papani no mākou, ʻo ka mea ʻōlelo a me kekahi poʻe, akā ʻaʻole ʻo ka mea i ʻōlelo ʻia aku.

māua

pronoun
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/maː.u.a/

Ka papani no māua, ʻo ka mea ʻōlelo a me kekahi kanaka, akā ʻaʻole ʻo ka mea i ʻōlelo ʻia aku.

na

preposition
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/na/

He ʻāpana e hōʻike ana i ka mea nona a i ka mea e hana ai, ke ʻano a-kikoʻī.

nani

adjective
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/na.ni/

Ke ʻano o ka mea maikaʻi i ka maka, ka mea e ʻoliʻoli ai ka manaʻo i kona ʻike ʻana.

nei

particle
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/nei/

He ʻāpana e hōʻike ana i ka mea e kokoke ana a e pili ana i kēia manawa a i kēia wahi.

no

preposition
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/no/

He ʻāpana e hōʻike ana i ke kumu, ka mea nona, a i kahi i puka mai ai.

noho

verb
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/no.ho/

Ka noho ʻana ma kahi hoʻokahi no ka manawa lōʻihi; a i ka noho ʻana ma luna o ka noho.

nui

adjective
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/nu.i/

Ke ʻano o ka mea ākea a lōʻihi paha, ʻoi aku ma mua o ka mea ʻē aʻe; ka mea he lehulehu.

article
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/naː/

He ʻāpana huaʻōlelo e hōʻike ana i nā mea he nui, ʻoi aku ma mua o hoʻokahi.

nīnau

noun
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/niː.nau/

He ʻōlelo i hana ʻia no ka ʻimi ʻana i ka ʻike a me ka pane.

particle
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/noː/

He ʻāpana e hoʻoikaika ana i ka manaʻo o ka ʻōlelo, e hōʻoia ana he ʻoiaʻiʻo.

o

preposition
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/o/

He ʻāpana e hōʻike ana i ka pili o kekahi mea me kekahi, ke ʻano o-kikoʻī.

pane

noun
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/pa.ne/

answer

A word spoken in reply to a question.

pehea

interrogative
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/pe.he.a/

He nīnau e ʻimi ana i ke ʻano a i ke kūlana o kekahi mea a i kekahi kanaka.

pono

adjective
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/po.no/

Ke ʻano o ka mea kūpono, pololei, a me ka pololei ma ka lawelawe; ka mea i kau i ka pono.

pua

noun
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/pu.a/

flower

The beautiful part of a plant that blooms with color and fragrance.

noun
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/poː/

Ka wā pōʻeleʻele o ka honua, mai ka napoʻo ʻana o ka lā a i ka puka hou ʻana.

ua

particle
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/u.a/

He ʻāpana hamani e hōʻike ana i ka hana i hana ʻia a i pau i ka wā i hala.

wahi

noun
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/wa.hi/

He kahua a i kahi e noho ai a i hana ʻia ai kekahi mea.

wahine

noun
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/wa.hi.ne/

He kanaka o ke ʻano hānau keiki; ka mea i ʻole he kāne.

wai

noun
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/vai/

Ka wai maʻemaʻe e inu ʻia a e hoʻohana ʻia; ʻo ka wai o ka muliwai a me ka pūnāwai.

wai (nīnau)

interrogative
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/vai/

He nīnau e ʻimi ana i ka inoa a i ka ʻike ʻana i ke kanaka.

wale

adverb
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/va.le/

He ʻāpana e hōʻike ana i ka hana wale nō, me ke kumu ʻole a me ke kaupalena.

noun
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/waː/

He manawa a i ka mokuna o ka manawa, ka wā i hala a i ka wā e hiki mai ana.

ʻae

interjection
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/ʔae/

He ʻōlelo e hōʻoia ana i ka ʻōlelo, ʻo ka pane ʻoia i ka nīnau.

ʻai

verb
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/ʔai/

Ka lawe ʻana i ka meaʻai i loko o ka waha a me ka moni ʻana.

ʻaʻohe

adverb
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/ʔa.ʔo.he/

He ʻōlelo hōʻole e hōʻike ana i ka nele loa, ʻaʻohe mea i koe.

ʻaʻole

adverb
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/ʔa.ʔo.le/

He ʻōlelo hōʻole i ka hana a me ka ʻōlelo; ka pane ʻokoʻa i ka ʻae.

ʻehia

interrogative
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/ʔe.hi.a/

He nīnau e ʻimi ana i ka helu a i ka nui o nā mea.

ʻike

verb
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/ʔi.ke/

Ka nānā ʻana me ka maka a me ka loaʻa ʻana o ka ʻike i loko o ka noʻonoʻo.

ʻo

particle
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/ʔo/

He ʻāpana e hōʻike ana i ke kumuhana o ka ʻōlelo, a i ʻole e kau ʻia ma mua o ka inoa ponoʻī a me ka papani.

ʻoe

pronoun
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/ʔoe/

Ka papani no ka mea i ʻōlelo ʻia aku, hoʻokahi wale nō kanaka.

ʻohana

noun
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/ʔo.ha.na/

Ka hui o nā kānaka i pili ma o ke koko a me ke aloha, ka makua, ke keiki, a me nā pili ʻē aʻe.

ʻoia

pronoun
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/ʔo.i.a/

Ka papani no ke kanaka hoʻokahi ʻekolu, kāne a wahine paha, ʻaʻole ʻo ka mea ʻōlelo a me ka mea i ʻōlelo ʻia aku.

ʻolua

pronoun
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/ʔo.lu.a/

Ka papani no ʻolua, ʻelua kānaka i ʻōlelo ʻia aku.

ʻoukou

pronoun
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/ʔou.kou/

Ka papani no ʻoukou, ʻekolu a ʻoi aku nā kānaka i ʻōlelo ʻia aku.

ʻāina

noun
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/ʔaː.i.na/

Ka honua e noho ai ke kanaka a e ulu ai ka meaʻai; ka mea aloha o ka poʻe Hawaiʻi.

ʻīlio

noun
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/ʔiː.li.o/

He holoholona lāua i mālama ʻia ma ka hale, he hoa aloha o ke kanaka.

ʻōlelo

noun
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/ʔoː.le.lo/

Nā huaʻōlelo a nā leo a ke kanaka e kamaʻilio ai; ka ʻōlelo o kekahi lāhui.

ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi

noun
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/ʔoː.le.lo ha.vai.ʔi/

Ka ʻōlelo makuahine o ka poʻe Hawaiʻi, kekahi o nā ʻōlelo kūhelu o ka mokuʻāina ʻo Hawaiʻi.

ʻōlelo mai

verb
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/ʔoː.le.lo mai/

Ka haʻi ʻana mai i kekahi manaʻo a i kekahi ʻike i ka mea hoʻolohe.