Hawaiian Adjectives
I use an equal sign to show equivalence of meaning. However, there is often no exact fit for Hawaiian words and often
Hawaiian words are more ambiguous than their Engilish "equivalents," leaving more room for hidden meanings in Hawaiian
phrases.
Colors
- 'ahinahina = gray, silver
- akala = pink
- 'alani = orange
- 'ele'ele = black
- lenalena = yellow
- kaokao = white
- ke = white
- kula = gold
- makue = brown
- melemele = yellow
- oma'oma'o = green
- polu = blue
- poni = purple
- 'ula'ula = red
General
- awiwi = fast
- iki = little
- kahiko = ancient
- kahoaka = blessed
- li'i = little
- li'ili'i = little
- loa = long
- make = dead
- momona = fat
- naui = beautiful
- nui = big
- pono = healthy
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Numbers
Personal
- ka'u = my (non-intimate)
- ko'u = my (semi-intimate)
- kou = your
- ku'u = my (intimate)
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