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Nâ Holoholona a me Nâ Hânai â Huhu
Animals and Pets

What is man without the beasts?
If all the beasts were gone, man would die from loneliness of spirit.
For whatever happens to the beasts, soon happens to man.
All things are connected.
Chief Seattle, 1854
Pronunciation Guide

	KA `ÔLELO HAWAI`I (HAWAIIAN) :	KA `ÔLELO HAOLE (ENGLISH) :
Nâ Holoholona ~ Animals
1.	ka `alopeke	fox
2.	ka kîpoka, ka pua`a `ili `oi`oi (the pig skin full of sharp points) hulu	porcupine quill
3.	ka lakuna	raccoon
4.	ka lupo, ka `îlio hae, ka ` îlio hihiu hae (the dog wild bark)	wolf
5.	ka `êleka ka kiwi	moose, elk antler
6.	ke kia ka mai`ao holoholona (the nail of toe/finger animal)	deer hoof
7.	ke kia keiki (the deer child)	fawn
8.	ka `iole, ka `iole li`ili`i	mouse
9.	ka `akuiki, ka kiulela `akuiki	chipmunk
10.	ka `iole nui, ka `iole po`o wai	rat
11.	ka kiulele	squirrel
12.	ka lâpaki, ka `iole lâpaki	rabbit
13.	ka kopahela	gopher
14.	ka `îlio hulu pâpale (the quadruped fur hat) ka piwa	beaver
15.	ka `ôpe`pe`a, ka pe`a	bat
16.	ka `îlio hohono (the quadruped acrid odor)	skunk
17.	ka `opakuma, ka opekama	possum, opposum
18.	ka kêkake, ka `êkake, ka iâkake, ka piula (Moloka`i)	donkey
19.	ka pâpulô	buffalo
20.	ke kâmelo pu`u	camel hump
21.	ka `alapaka	llama, alpaca
22.	ka lio ka huelo	horse tail
23.	ka lio keiki	foal
24.	ka pone, ka lio `u`uku (the horse tiny/small)	pony
25.	ka `amakila	armadillo
26.	ka kanakalû, ka kanagaru, ka kanekalu, ka kanegaru ka poho	kangaroo pouch
27.	ka leopaki nâ kiko	leopard spots
28.	ka kilape	giraffe
29.	ka pipi kuapu`u (the cow humpback)	bison
30.	ka `elepane ka niho ka ihu	elephant tusk trunk
31.	ke kika ke kapua`i	tiger paw (of an animal)
32.	ka liona ka hulu `â`î	lion mane
33.	ka hipopokamu	hippopotamus
34.	ka hiena	hyena
35.	ka laehaokela (the forehead horn jutting out) ka kiwi, ka hao	rhinoceros horn
36.	ke kepela, ke kuaka `ôni`oni`o, kahakaha	zebra striped
37.	ka pea `ele`ele (the bear black) ka miki`ao	black bear claw
38.	ka pea kuapu`u (the bear hump-back)	grizzly bear
39.	ka pea `Âlika (the bear Arctic)	polar bear
40.	ke koala	koala
41.	ka pea Kina (the bear China)	panda
42.	ke keko, ka manakuke	monkey
43.	ke kimepani	chimpanzee
44.	ke kipona	gibbon
45.	ka mâpû, ka papuna	baboon
46.	ka `oulanakana	orangutan
47.	ke kolila	gorilla
48.	ka `ainaonao	anteater
49.	ka ko`e, ka ilo	worm
50.	ka loli	slug
Nâ Hânai â Huhu ~ Pets
51.	ka pôpoki nâ `umi`umi	cat whiskers
52.	ka pôpoki keiki	kitten
53.	ka `îlio	dog
54.	ka `îlio keiki	puppy
55.	ka `iole hamesela	hamster, not allowed in Hawai`i
56.	ka `iole kepila, ka `iole kebira	gerbil, not allowed in Hawai`i
57.	ka `iole pua`a	guinea pig

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.

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