Hawaiian Noun Phrase · Culture

ʻŌlelo ʻŌloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻinoʻino

Pronunciation: /OH-leh-lo OH-lo-ah-ee-oh-oh-LO-ah-ee-oh-oh-LO-ah-ee-oh-oh-LO-ah-ee-oh-ee-no-ee-no/

Meaning

Magnificently long bad truthful speech. Truthful communication of exceptional length, containing difficult or unpleasant truths.

Example sentences

  • Ua lohe au i ka ʻōlelo ʻŌloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻinoʻino a ke aliʻi no ka mea, ua pono ke ʻike aku i ka ʻoiaʻiʻo.

    I heard the magnificently long bad truthful speech from the chief because it was necessary to know the truth.

  • Hōʻole kēlā kuʻuna i ka ʻōlelo ʻŌloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻinoʻino, akā mahalo lākou i ka ʻoiaʻiʻo.

    That tradition rejects the magnificently long bad truthful speech, but they respect the truth.

  • Ma hope o ka ʻōlelo ʻŌloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻinoʻino, ua hoʻomaopopo ka ʻaha kanaka i ka pilikia.

    After the magnificently long bad truthful speech, the assembly understood the problem.

About this word

“ʻŌlelo ʻŌloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻinoʻino” is a Hawaiian noun phrase meaning Magnificently 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.

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