Nâ Manu a me Nâ `Elala
Birds and Insects

Sources:
Pukui, Mary Kawena & Elbert, Samuel H.,
Hawaiian Dictionary, Revised and Enlarged Edition, University Of Hawai`i Press, Honolulu, 1986.
Mâmaka Kaiao, He Puke Hua`Ôlelo Hawai`i Hou, Hale Kuamo`o (The Hawaiian Language Center, UH, Hilo)-Kikowaena `Ôlelo Hawai`i-`Aha Pûnana Leo, Hilo,1996.
Pronunciation Guide

 

KA `ÔLELO HAWAI`I (HAWAIIAN) :

KA `ÔLELO HAOLE
(ENGLISH) :

Nâ Manu

1.

ka lopine

  • ka pûnana
  • ka hua / nâ hua

robin

  • nest
  • egg / eggs

2.

 ka manu kêuli, ke kêuli

  • ka `eheu
  • ka puapua, ka pupua, ke ko`o, ke analio
  • ka hulu

blue jay

  • wing
  • tail
  • feather

3.

ka manu `ula`ula

cardinal

4.

ka manu hû 

hummingbird

5.

ke kolohala 

pheasant

6.

ke alalâ 

crow 

7.

ke nênê `au kai,
ke `ôpa`ipa`i

seagull 

8.

ka manu li`ili`i, ke kepola 

sparrow 

9.

ka manu pao lâ`au

  • ka nuku, ka ihu 

woodpecker 

  • beak

10.

ka manu `io`io

swallow 

11.

ka nûnû, ka manu kû

pigeon 

12.

ka pueo

owl 

13.

ka `io 

hawk 

14.

ka `aeko

  • ka mâi`u`u

eagle

  • claw 

15.

ka manu mele, ka kenele

canary 

16.

ke kakakû

cockatoo 

17.

ka manu aloha

parrot 

18.

ke pâloke`i`i

parakeet 

19.

ka pîwai

  • ka nuku, ka ihu

duck (wild)

  • bill

20.

ka pîwai li`ili`i

duckling

21.

ka nênê

goose 

22.

ka nokekula 

swan 

23.

ke kalamineko

flamingo 

24.

ka manu `io`io, ka manu `û 

crane 

25.

ke kikonia, ka pia,
ke kekoleka

stork 

26.

ka pelikana, ka pelekana

pelican 

27.

ka pîkake 

peacock 

28.

ka manu-hele-kû,
ka penekuina

penguin 

29.

ka manu-hele-alanui

roadrunner 

30.

ka `akolika, ka `okekelika, ke oseterika, ka `olekelika

ostrich 

Nâ `Ekala ~ Insects

 

ka mea kolo

creeping insect

 

ka mû

destructive insect

 

ka holoholona lele

flying insect

 

ka huhu

wood-boring insect

31.

ka nalo

pônalonalo, pônanonano

fly 

  • flies

32.

ka makika

mosquito 

33.

ka `uku lele, ka `uku

flea 

34.

ka nalo `ui`uiki

firefly 

35.

ka pulelehua, ka `ôka`i

ka mû

moth 

clothes moth

36.

ka pinao, ka pinao `ula

dragonfly 

37.

ka lanalana, ka lanana,
ka nananana

ka hihi pûnâwelewele, ka `upena nananana, ka pûnâwelewele

spider

  • web 

38.

ka ponumomi

ladybug

39.

ka hope`ô

wasp 

40.

ka `uku hipa, ka nalo paka 

tick 

41.

ka meli, ka nalo meli

  • ka pahu meli,
    ka pûnana meli 

bee 

  • beehive

42.

ka pe`elua, ka `enuhe

  • ka wili`ôka`i

caterpillar

  • cocoon

43.

ka pulelehua

  • ka lepelepe-o-hina

butterfly

  • Monarch butterfly

44.

ka `ûnihi 

grasshopper 

45.

ka naonao 

ant 

46.

ka pu`u

beetle

47.

ka naonao lele, ka huhu

termite

48.

ka `elelû

roach, cockroach

49.

ka mo`o-niho-`awa

scorpion

50.

ke kanapî

centipede

51.

ka `ûnihipule

praying mantis

52.

ka `ûnihi

cricket

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