Hawaiian Noun Phrase · Culture
ʻŌlelo ʻIwi
Pronunciation: /OH-leh-lo EE-vee/
Meaning
Bone speech or structural speech. Language that provides a strong foundation or framework.
Example sentences
He ʻŌlelo ʻIwi ko mākou mau kupuna i kūkulu ai i kēia moʻomeheu.
Our ancestors had a bone speech that built this culture.
Pono kākou e hoʻoikaika i ka ʻŌlelo ʻIwi o ko kākou ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi.
We must strengthen the structural speech of our Hawaiian language.
ʻO ka ʻŌlelo ʻIwi o ka ʻāina ke kumu o ka ʻike kuʻuna.
The bone speech of the land is the source of traditional knowledge.
About this word
“ʻŌlelo ʻIwi” is a Hawaiian noun phrase meaning Bone speech or structural 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.