Hawaiian Noun Phrase · Culture

ʻŌlelo ʻŌloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻeleʻele

Pronunciation: /OH-leh-lo OH-lo-ah-ee-oh-oh-LO-ah-ee-oh-oh-LO-ah-ee-oh-oh-LO-ah-ee-oh-oh-LO-ah-ee-oh-eh-leh-eh-leh/

Meaning

Infinitely long dark truthful speech. Truthful communication of immeasurable length, possessing a profound or solemn dark tone.

Example sentences

  • Ua lohe au i ka moʻolelo ʻo ʻŌlelo ʻŌloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻeleʻele o nā kūpuna.

    I heard the infinitely long dark truthful speech of the ancestors.

  • ʻAʻole pili kēia i ka ʻōlelo hōʻino, akā i ka ʻōlelo ʻo ʻŌlelo ʻŌloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻeleʻele e hoʻohanohano ai.

    This is not about slander, but about the infinitely long dark truthful speech that honors.

  • Ma ke ahiahi, hōʻiliʻili lākou a hoʻomaka i ka ʻōlelo ʻo ʻŌlelo ʻŌloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻeleʻele e pili ana i nā pilikia o ka honua.

    In the evening, they gathered and began the infinitely long dark truthful speech about the world's problems.

About this word

“ʻŌlelo ʻŌloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻōloaʻiʻoʻeleʻele” is a Hawaiian noun phrase meaning Infinitely 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.

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