Hawaiian Noun Phrase · Culture
ʻŌlelo Pūʻulu
Pronunciation: /OH-leh-lo POO-oo-loo/
Meaning
Collected orGathered speech. Language that represents a compilation or collective voice.
Example sentences
ʻO ka moʻolelo kahiko he waiwai nui no ka ʻŌlelo Pūʻulu o ko kākou poʻe kūpuna.
The ancient stories are a great treasure for the collected speech of our ancestors.
Ma ka ʻaha kūkā, ua lohe mākou i ka ʻŌlelo Pūʻulu e pili ana i ka hoʻokele kai.
At the conference, we heard the gathered speech concerning ocean navigation.
ʻAʻole wale kēia he mele; he ʻŌlelo Pūʻulu ia o nā naʻauao i hōʻiliʻili ʻia.
This is not just a song; it is the collected speech of accumulated wisdom.
About this word
“ʻŌlelo Pūʻulu” is a Hawaiian noun phrase meaning Collected orGathered 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.