Hawaiian Noun Phrase · Culture
ʻŌlelo ʻŌloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻinoʻino
Pronunciation: /OH-leh-lo OH-lo-ah-ee-oh-oh-LO-ah-ee-oh-ee-no-ee-no/
Meaning
Extremely long bad truthful speech. Truthful communication that is extensive and contains difficult or negative truths.
Example sentences
Ua lohe kaʻu kupuna i ka ʻōlelo ʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻinoʻino a ke aliʻi, a ua aloha aku no ia ʻano ʻōlelo.
My elder heard the extremely long bad truthful speech of the chief, and they cherished that kind of speech.
ʻAʻole wau makemake i ka ʻōlelo ʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻinoʻino, akā, he mea koʻikoʻi ia no ka ʻoiaʻiʻo.
I do not like extremely long bad truthful speech, but it is important for the truth.
Ma ka ʻaha kūkā, ua lawe ʻia ka ʻōlelo ʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻinoʻino e hoʻomaopopo ai i nā pilikia o kēia wā.
In the conference, a lengthy, difficult truthful speech was given to understand the problems of this time.
About this word
“ʻŌlelo ʻŌloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻinoʻino” is a Hawaiian noun phrase meaning Extremely long bad 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.