Hawaiian Noun · Nature
ʻAlala
Pronunciation: /ah-LAH-lah/
Meaning
Hawaiian crow. A critically endangered native bird.
Example sentences
Ua lohe ʻia ka uē ʻana o ka manu ʻalala ma luna o ka nahele.
The cry of the ʻalala bird was heard above the forest.
Ke hoʻāpono nei ka poʻe mālama holoholona i ka hoʻihoʻi ʻana mai o ka ʻalala i kona wahi.
Conservationists are working to return the ʻalala to its habitat.
ʻO ka ʻalala kekahi manu kahiko a koʻikoʻi loa ma Hawaiʻi.
The ʻalala is an ancient and very important bird in Hawaiʻi.
About this word
“ʻAlala” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Hawaiian crow. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Nature. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.