january vocab Flashcards
mā.lama
to take care of, preserve, protect, reciprocity
pu leo
speaker, like phone speaker
ipu
goard
leo
voice
mo’o lelo
oral record, history
‘aikapu
restricted eating
‘ainoa
free eating
palapala
document, writing of any kind, written language
puka
a hole that goes all the way through something
“o wai kou inoa?
What is your name?
‘O wai kou mokupuni?
What is your island?
No hea mai ‘oe?
Where are you from?
Noho ‘oe ma hea?
Where do you live at?
‘O _____ ko’u inoa.
____ my name.
‘O _____ ko’u mokupuni
____ is my island.
No ____ mai au
______ I’m from
Noho au ma ________.
I live at ____
noho
live
pa
enclosed area
kai
sea water
mae’ole
never fading
maoli
true
kaona
town
au
I, I am
‘eleu
lively
wēkiu
topmost
‘Oe
you
kou
your
hui
together, team, chorus
okina
cutting
oki
to cut
kahako
mark to lengthen or elongate
moa
chicken
mo’a
cooked
ka uku
the pay, to pay
‘uku
lause
lia
the path
li’a
desire
ke ala
the path
ke ‘ala
the fragrance
koana
a measure
ko’ana
dregs
kakahiaka
morning
awakea
midday
‘auinala
afternoon
ahiahi
evening
‘aumoe
late evening
ko’u
my
kona
hisher/it’s
pili
close
pilina
closeness
halau
school
noi
request
ha’a ha’a
low, humble
kome
enter
mele
song
mele kahea
chant granting permsion by teacher
oli
chant
papa
board
‘auwae
water, canals
Nounou
sleeping giant(Kaua’i)
H h
hē
K k
kē
L l
la(kahako on a)
M m
mu(kahako on u)