Nā ʻōlelo Pōkole, expressions
- nani maoli nō – truly beautiful
- nō – an emphatic word, affirming or intensifying the word that comes right before it
- hoʻi – another emphatic word, similar to nō, and often used in combination with nō. It can alsomean “again”, “also” or “indeed”.
- ʻaʻole – no, not
- no hea mai? – where from?
- kekahi i kekahi – from one to the other
- a – and
- me – with
- hui pū – to meet together
- moe pū – to sleep together
- ma Hawaiʻi – in Hawaiʻi
- ʻoiai – since, due to the fact that
- inā – if
- ma hope mai – afterwards
- i mua pono – right in front
- paha – this word means “perhaps” and refers to the word that comes right before it, as in he malihini paha – a visitor perhaps
- e ka mea hoʻolohe – o listener. This is addressing the person listening to the story
- kekahi – a or an
- kekahi mau – some
- naʻu – for me
- nāna – for him or for her
- ʻo ia – she or he. This is used as the subject in sentences like “he went for a ride” or “she will speak”.
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Nā Kikino, or noun-like words
- he kapakai – a shoreline
- he aliʻi kāne – a chief
- he pahu – a drum
- he moemoeā – a dream or fantasy
- he moeʻuhane – a dream in which the experiences seem almost real
- he kaikaina – a younger sibling of the same sex, meaning the younger brother of a male, or a
- younger sister of a female.
- he moʻo – a gecko. Also a mythical creature, a guardian spirit
- he ʻuhane – a spirit
- he māhele – a part or division
- he huaʻōlelo – an individual word
- he ʻohana – a family
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Nā ʻAʻano, adverbs and adjectives
- uʻi – beautiful, young beauty
- kupaianaha – amazing
- pāhaʻohaʻo – mysterious, amazing, intriguing, unfathomable make – dead
- lili – jealous
- kaumaha – sad
- pōkole – short
- ola – to be alive
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Nā Inoa, proper names
- Lohiʻau – the chief of Kauaʻi
- Laupāhoehoe – the place on Hawaiʻi island where Pele was sleeping
- Hāʻena – a place on Kauaʻi
- Hiʻiaka – the favourite young sister of Pele
- Hopoe – the best friend and companion of Hiʻiaka
- Panaʻewa – the lush forest area on Hawaiʻi island which was a favourite place for Hiʻiaka and Hopoe
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Nā Hamani a me nā Hehele, action words
hoʻomaopopo – to remember, as when you remember something you were supposed to have
done. Also “to remind someone of something”.
lohe – to hear
hoʻolohe – to listen
moe – to sleep
kono – to invite
ola – to live
haʻalele – to leave a place or a person to go somewhere else
ala – to wake up from sleep
kiʻi – to fetch something
mālama – to take care of something
ʻae – to agree
kuhi – to assume, to suppose
hoʻi – to return home. Note that this is a different “hoʻi” from the one we heard earlier meaning “indeed” and “also”.
hoʻomaʻamaʻa – to practice
hoʻomākaukau – to prepare for something
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