Hawaiian noun · Everyday
ʻōlelo makuahine
Pronunciation: /oh-leh-loh mah-koo-ah-hee-neh/
Meaning
Mother tongue
Example sentences
Makemake au e hoʻomaʻamaʻa hou aʻe i kaʻu ʻōlelo makuahine.
I want to practice my mother tongue more.
He mea nui ka hoʻoili ʻana i ka ʻōlelo makuahine i nā keiki.
It is important to pass down the mother tongue to the children.
Hauʻoli nui au i ka lohe ʻana i ka ʻōlelo makuahine o koʻu ʻohana.
I am very happy to hear my family's mother tongue.
About this word
“ʻōlelo makuahine” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Mother tongue. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Everyday. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.