Hawaiian Noun Phrase · Culture
ʻŌlelo ʻŌloaʻiʻoʻōloa
Pronunciation: /OH-leh-lo OH-lo-ah-ee-oh-oh-LO-ah/
Meaning
Very long truthful speech. Extremely extensive and veracious communication.
Example sentences
Ua ʻōlelo mai ʻo kupuna i ka ʻaha kanaka, he ʻŌlelo ʻŌloaʻiʻoʻōloa no ka moʻomeheu o ko mākou ʻohana.
The elder told the assembly a very long truthful speech about our family's culture.
Ma mua o ka hoʻokolokolo ʻana, ua hoʻomākaukau ʻo ia i kāna ʻŌlelo ʻŌloaʻiʻoʻōloa e hoʻōla ai i kona inoa.
Before the trial, he prepared his extremely extensive and veracious communication to clear his name.
He lā nui kēia no ka lehulehu, a ua lohe lākou i ka ʻōlelo hoʻoikaika mai ke alakaʻi, he ʻŌlelo ʻŌloaʻiʻoʻōloa nō ia.
This is a big day for the people, and they heard an inspiring speech from the leader, which was a very long truthful speech.
About this word
“ʻŌlelo ʻŌloaʻiʻoʻōloa” is a Hawaiian noun phrase meaning Very long 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.