Hawaiian Phrase · Spirit
ʻōlelo kupuna
Pronunciation: /oh-LEH-loh koo-POO-nah/
Meaning
Ancestral wisdom, words of the elders; knowledge passed down through generations.
Example sentences
Hoʻolohe mau i ka ʻōlelo kupuna no ka ʻike ʻana i ke ala pololei.
Always listen to the ancestral wisdom to know the right path.
Ma ka hale hālāwai ʻana, kaʻanaʻike ʻia ka ʻōlelo kupuna e ka poʻe ʻelemakule.
In the meeting house, the words of the elders are shared.
Haʻaheo mākou i ka mālama ʻana i ka ʻōlelo kupuna no nā hanauna e hiki mai ana.
We are proud to preserve the ancestral wisdom for future generations.
About this word
“ʻōlelo kupuna” is a Hawaiian phrase meaning Ancestral wisdom, words of the elders; knowledge passed down through generations. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Spirit. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.