Hawaiian Noun Phrase · Culture
ʻŌlelo ʻŌlai
Pronunciation: /OH-leh-lo OH-lai/
Meaning
Rolling speech. Language that flows smoothly or has a rhythmic quality.
Example sentences
Ua mele ʻo ia me ka ʻŌlelo ʻŌlai o ka hula.
She sang with the rolling speech of the hula.
He manaʻo koʻikoʻi kēia, no laila ua hoʻohana ʻo ia i ka ʻŌlelo ʻŌlai e hoʻokūʻiʻike ai.
This is an important message, so he used rolling speech to emphasize it.
Hōʻike ka moʻolelo i ka ʻŌlelo ʻŌlai o nā kūpuna.
The story shows the rolling speech of the ancestors.
About this word
“ʻŌlelo ʻŌlai” is a Hawaiian noun phrase meaning Rolling 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.