Hawaiian Noun Phrase · Culture
ʻŌlelo ʻŌloaʻiʻoʻeleʻele
Pronunciation: /OH-leh-lo OH-lo-ah-ee-oh-eh-leh-eh-leh/
Meaning
Long dark truthful speech. Extensive and truthful language with a dark or mysterious tone.
Example sentences
Ua lohe ka poʻe i ka ʻŌlelo ʻŌloaʻiʻoʻeleʻele a ke kahuna ma mua o ka hoʻolewa.
The people listened to the long dark truthful speech of the kahuna before the funeral.
He mea kupanaha ka ʻike ʻana i ka mana o ka ʻŌlelo ʻŌloaʻiʻoʻeleʻele ke haʻi ʻia.
It is amazing to witness the power of the long dark truthful speech when it is told.
Hoʻomaopopo wau i nā ʻōlelo o koʻu kupuna wahine, he mau ʻŌlelo ʻŌloaʻiʻoʻeleʻele mau ia.
I remember my grandmother's words; they were always long dark truthful speeches.
About this word
“ʻŌlelo ʻŌloaʻiʻoʻeleʻele” is a Hawaiian noun phrase meaning Long dark truthful 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.