Hawaiian Noun Phrase · Culture
ʻŌlelo Mālama
Pronunciation: /OH-leh-lo MAH-lah-mah/
Meaning
Caring speech or nurturing language. Words used to support, comfort, and uplift others.
Example sentences
Ua hoʻohana ka makuahine i ka ʻōlelo mālama e hōʻoluʻolu i kāna keiki i ka wā e uē ana.
The mother used nurturing language to comfort her child when they were crying.
Ma ka ʻahaʻōlelo, ua hoʻoikaika nā luna ʻōlelo ʻōpio i ka ʻōlelo mālama e kaulike ai i nā manaʻo o nā ʻōpio.
At the conference, the young speakers emphasized caring speech to unite the young people's feelings.
He mea nui ka hoʻomaʻamaʻa ʻana i ka ʻōlelo mālama i loko o ka ʻohana no ka hoʻoikaika ʻana i nā pilina.
Practicing nurturing language within the family is important for strengthening relationships.
About this word
“ʻŌlelo Mālama” is a Hawaiian noun phrase meaning Caring speech or nurturing language. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Culture. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.