Hawaiian Noun Phrase · Culture
ʻŌlelo Wai
Pronunciation: /OH-leh-lo WAI/
Meaning
Water language or speech about water. Language related to the sacredness and importance of water.
Example sentences
Ua hoʻomaopopo ka poʻe kahiko i ka mana o ka ʻōlelo wai.
The ancients understood the power of the water language.
ʻAʻole hiki ke wehewehe i nā mea pena kiʻi i nā manaʻo o ka ʻōlelo wai ke ʻole lākou e noiʻi mua.
The artists cannot explain the concepts of the water language unless they research first.
Ma ke kula, aʻo nā haumāna i ke koʻikoʻi o ka ʻōlelo wai no ka mālama ʻana i ko mākou mau mokupuni.
In school, the students learn the importance of the water language for the care of our islands.
About this word
“ʻŌlelo Wai” is a Hawaiian noun phrase meaning Water language or speech about water. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Culture. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.