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KA `ÔLELO HAWAI`I (HAWAIIAN):

KA `ÔLELO HAOLE (ENGLISH):

COMMENTS:

`ohana
[oh hah' nah]

family, immediate and/or extended

Extremely important in Hawaiian culture.

native shrub similar to cranberries

Berries are sacred to Pele. Used for jams, juices, pastries. Learn more about `ohelo.

`ôhia
[OH' hee (y)ah]

tree of the lehua blossom

Hardwood, used for railroad ties.

`ôhia `ai
[OH' hee (y)ah ai]

mountain apple

Juicy, delicious.

`oi
[oi]

superior, sharp, best

As in, Maui nô ka `oi (Maui, indeed the best).!

Really? Truly?

`Oia, `êa? (That's so?) In pidgin, "Oh yeah, yeah?"

Further discussion to be found here.

Pronunciation mark that indicates take a breath, and indicated with a ` ( or an upside-down apostrophe ); a glottal stop

Like the kahakô, essential for the proper pronunciation and meaning of Hawaiian words. The mark between the "i"s in Hawai`i. `Oki means to "cut off" or "separate" (the sounds), as in "Oh-oh" in English.

`ôkole
[OH' koh leh]

anus, specifically the orifice; derriere

Less graphic and less vulgar is `elemu.

`Ôkole maluna!
[OH' koh leh mah loo' nah!]

Hawaiian translation of English toast, "bottoms up"

Condemned by kupuna (elders) as vulgar, indecent, as the body is considered sacred. "Ka mau! " (Forever!) is a more genteel.

liquor made from the ki root

Lit., "rear end iron pot"; `okolehao was brewed in huge pots.

`ôlelo
[oh leh loh]
(as I've ever heard it, even if the o has a kahakô, and not [OH' leh loh] as expected)

to speak; language

As in, ka `ôlelo Hawai`i (the Hawaiian language)

`ôlelo no`eau
[oh leh loh no eh (y)au']

proverb, wise saying

Learn more about `ôlelo no`eau.

oli
[oh' lee]

chant

Learn more about oli.

`ono
[oh' noh]

delicious; to crave, relish

`Onolicious is slang for delicious. 

`ôpae
[OH' pae]

general name for shrimp

`ôpala
[OH' pah lah]

trash, rubbish, refuse

`opihi
[oh pee' hee]

limpet (a shellfish)

A delicacy!

`ôpû
[OH' POO']

stomach, belly

As in, "fat `ôpû".