january vocab Flashcards
1
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mā.lama
A
to take care of, preserve, protect, reciprocity
2
Q
pu leo
A
speaker, like phone speaker
3
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ipu
A
goard
4
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leo
A
voice
5
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mo’o lelo
A
oral record, history
6
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‘aikapu
A
restricted eating
7
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‘ainoa
A
free eating
8
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palapala
A
document, writing of any kind, written language
9
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puka
A
a hole that goes all the way through something
10
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“o wai kou inoa?
A
What is your name?
11
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‘O wai kou mokupuni?
A
What is your island?
12
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No hea mai ‘oe?
A
Where are you from?
13
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Noho ‘oe ma hea?
A
Where do you live at?
14
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‘O _____ ko’u inoa.
A
____ my name.
15
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‘O _____ ko’u mokupuni
A
____ is my island.
16
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No ____ mai au
A
______ I’m from
17
Q
Noho au ma ________.
A
I live at ____
18
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noho
A
live
19
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pa
A
enclosed area
20
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kai
A
sea water
21
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mae’ole
A
never fading
22
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maoli
A
true
23
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kaona
A
town
24
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au
A
I, I am
25
'eleu
lively
26
wēkiu
topmost
27
'Oe
you
28
kou
your
29
hui
together, team, chorus
30
okina
cutting
31
oki
to cut
32
kahako
mark to lengthen or elongate
33
moa
chicken
34
mo'a
cooked
35
ka uku
the pay, to pay
36
'uku
lause
37
lia
the path
38
li'a
desire
39
ke ala
the path
40
ke 'ala
the fragrance
41
koana
a measure
42
ko'ana
dregs
43
kakahiaka
morning
44
awakea
midday
45
'auinala
afternoon
46
ahiahi
evening
47
'aumoe
late evening
48
ko'u
my
49
kona
hisher/it's
50
pili
close
51
pilina
closeness
52
halau
school
53
noi
request
54
ha'a ha'a
low, humble
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kome
enter
56
mele
song
57
mele kahea
chant granting permsion by teacher
58
oli
chant
59
papa
board
60
'auwae
water, canals
61
Nounou
sleeping giant(Kaua'i)
62
H h
hē
63
K k
kē
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L l
la(kahako on a)
65
M m
mu(kahako on u)
66
N n
nu (kahako on u)
67
P p
pi(kahako on i)
68
W w
wē
69
ku
strong male
70
a'ole maopopo
no understand(I don't understand)
71
He mea iki
so small(as opposed to 'aole pilikia-no problem)
72
He mea oli
so small(as opposed to 'aole pilikia-no problem)
73
E 'olu'olu
nice and freindly/pleasant. The e is suggestive, almost a command/directive
74
E
says to do something/directive
75
ho'opili
repeat
76
E ho'opili mai
repeat to me
77
hana hou
do it again
78
himeni hou
sing again
79
hiki no
can do or get 'um
80
Ho’a’o
try
81
Ho’oMākaukau
get ready
82
Mākaukau
ready? You is implied - capable, proficient, adept, skilled
83
Mai
Mai = no if it’s in front of a sentence, as opposed to hele mai where it means come toward me.
84
Mai hilahila
no embarrassed/ bashful/shame
85
Mai Maka’u
no worry - no be afraid
86
Maika’i no au
no is emphasis - I’m really good
87
Mākaukau ʻole
unprepared, unskilled, unqualified, not ready
88
Maupopo? (0e)
you understand?
89
Olelo hou
say it again
90
hua’olelo
word
91
He aha ka hua‘olelo no____?
What is the word for _________?
92
Peheo ‘oe e ‘olelo ai ________?
How do you say ________?
93
hiki
can
94
hiki no
can do
95
'o iwi
1. native son, 3. self
96
hua
egg
97
pa'u
hula skirt, something wrapped around the waist
98
Kane
god
99
'ohe
bamboo
100
Mokoli'i
lizard tail (Chinaman's Hat)
101
kala
type of fish
102
kālā
type of money
103
kalā
the day, the sun
104
kiki
sting something,, quick kiss
105
kikī
spurt of speed
106
kīkī
shoot repeatedly
107
koko
blood
108
Kokō
cluck of a hen
109
kōkō
carrying net
110
helu
numbers
111
0
'ole
112
1
kahi
113
2
lua
114
3
kolu
115
4
hā
116
5
lima
117
6
ono
118
7
hiku
119
8
wahu
120
9
iwa
121
Ka'i
what comes in front, like Ka or ke. Like the chant we sing as we go on stage.
122
pa
wind, also touch
123
Nā huahaku helu
0,,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
124
Ka
the, used before most meme'a, even those that begin with an 'okina
125
Ke
the, used in front of all words beginning with k,e,a, or o
126
ke 'ano
the type
127
ke puna
the spoon
128
ke pākaukau
the table
129
papa' ōlelo
vocabulary
130
ka hana
the work
131
ka ua
the rain
132
ke aloha
the love
133
ka pua
the flower
134
ke kai
the sea
135
ke ola
the life
136
ke ea
spirit of life
137
ka 'opu
stomach
138
ka manu
the bird
139
ke ka'a
the car
140
ka wahine
the woman
141
hine
core word of female
142
ka niu
coconut
143
ka inoa
the name
144
ke kālā
the money
145
ke 'awa
type of plant
146
ke awa
harbor
147
ke ono
type of fish
148
Ka 'ono
delicious
149
I'oa
personal names an place names[proper nouns] To distinguish between I'oa and Meme'a, i'oa is preceded by 'o. I'oa are usually capitalized.
150
Meme'a
common words for terms for thypes of things, actions, and conditions. Meme'a is preceded by ke or ka.
151
po
refers to the moon/night, so it goes with the days
152
ka pikake
the flower pikake
153
a 'anake
aunty, a type of family member
154
'O Pikake
a name of a girl
155
'O 'Anake
'Anake, my mom's sister's name. 'O makes it a name.
156
Ka'i
Ka'i, a group of words that alaka’i or “lead” a following meme’a word. [He, ka, ke keia, kela, kou, ko'u, kona]Ka’i is not used before an i’oa(proper place or person) and papani (personal pronoun)
157
He
a, an
158
kēia
this
159
kēlā
that
160
Makua kāne
father, parent, male
161
po'o
head
162
la
day
163
ka'a
car, to roll
