Hawaiian Noun Phrase · Culture
ʻŌlelo ʻŌloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻeleʻele
Pronunciation: /OH-leh-lo OH-lo-ah-ee-oh-oh-LO-ah-eh-leh-eh-leh/
Meaning
Very long dark truthful speech. Extensive, truthful communication with a serious or mysterious undertone.
Example sentences
ʻO kaʻu kupuna wahine, ua haʻi ʻo ia i ka ʻŌlelo ʻŌloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻeleʻele e pili ana i ka moʻolelo o ko mākou ʻohana.
My grandmother told a very long dark truthful speech about our family's history.
Ma ka ʻaha kūkā, ua hoʻolohe mākou i ka ʻŌlelo ʻŌloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻeleʻele o ke kahuna nona ka ʻike maoli.
At the council, we listened to the very long dark truthful speech of the kahuna who possessed true knowledge.
Ua haʻalulu ka ʻōpio i ka lohe ʻana i ka ʻŌlelo ʻŌloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻeleʻele mai ke kūpuna i ka pōʻeleʻele.
The young person trembled upon hearing the very long dark truthful speech from the elder in the darkness.
About this word
“ʻŌlelo ʻŌloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻeleʻele” is a Hawaiian noun phrase meaning Very 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.