Hawaiian Noun Phrase · Culture
ʻŌlelo ʻŌloaʻiiwi
Pronunciation: /OH-leh-lo OH-lo-ah-ee-vee/
Meaning
Long bone speech. Language that is structurally sound and deeply rooted.
Example sentences
Ua hoʻoikaika ʻo ia e hoʻomaopopo i ka ʻōlelo ʻōloaʻiiwi o kona kupuna wahine.
He strives to understand the long bone speech of his grandmother.
Ke hoʻomaʻamaʻa hou nei mākou i ka ʻōlelo ʻōloaʻiiwi no ka hōʻike ma ke kula.
We are practicing the long bone speech again for the presentation at school.
Hoʻohanohano ka ʻōlelo ʻōloaʻiiwi i nā moʻolelo kahiko.
The long bone speech honors the ancient stories.
About this word
“ʻŌlelo ʻŌloaʻiiwi” is a Hawaiian noun phrase meaning Long bone 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.