Hawaiian Noun Phrase · Culture
ʻŌlelo ʻŌloaʻiʻoʻono
Pronunciation: /OH-leh-lo OH-lo-ah-ee-oh-OH-no/
Meaning
Long savory truthful speech. Extensive and truthful communication that is satisfying or beneficial.
Example sentences
Ua hoʻolohe ka poʻe i ka ʻōlelo ʻōloaʻiʻoʻono a ke kupuna wahine.
The people listened to their grandmother's long, savory, truthful speech.
He manawa paha kēia no ka ʻōlelo ʻōloaʻiʻoʻono ma waena o nā ʻohana.
This is perhaps a time for extensive and truthful communication among families.
Ma hope o ka ʻōlelo ʻōloaʻiʻoʻono, ua hoʻomaopopo lākou i ke kumu maoli o ka pilikia.
After the long and beneficial speech, they understood the real cause of the problem.
About this word
“ʻŌlelo ʻŌloaʻiʻoʻono” is a Hawaiian noun phrase meaning Long savory 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.