Hawaiian Noun Phrase · Culture
ʻŌlelo Hōʻike
Pronunciation: /OH-leh-lo ho-EYE-keh/
Meaning
Declarative or revealing speech. Language used to inform or make something known.
Example sentences
Ma ka hale ʻahaʻōlelo, he nui ka ʻōlelo hōʻike no nā kānāwai hou.
In the legislative assembly, there was much declarative speech regarding the new laws.
ʻO kāna ʻōlelo hōʻike mua i ke kaona ākea, he moʻolelo hoʻohauʻoli ʻoiaʻiʻo.
His first revealing speech to the public was a truly joyous story.
Hoʻohana ka poʻe kahiko i ka ʻōlelo hōʻike ma o nā mele a me nā hula.
The ancestors used revealing speech through songs and hula dances.
About this word
“ʻŌlelo Hōʻike” is a Hawaiian noun phrase meaning Declarative or revealing speech. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Culture. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.