ʻōlelo

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Hawaiian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

ʻōlelo

  1. language, speech
  2. word, term
  3. statement
  4. quotation, utterance
  5. tidings

Verb

ʻōlelo

  1. to speak, talk, converse
  2. to say, mention, tell
  3. to state
  4. to quote

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “qalelo”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  2. 2.0 2.1 Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, pages 20, 284