Ha‘awina ‘o lelo ‘o iwi: Learn Hawaiian Ho‘olako ‘ia e Ha‘alilio Solomon - Kaha Ki‘i ‘ia e Dannii Yarbrough In this issue, we will learn paniinoa, pronouns, in ‘o lelo Hawai‘i. Pronouns are words that stand in for nouns, like: I, you, he, she, they, etc. In ‘o lelo Hawai‘i, however, these words are more specific and precise. For example, we can say “we” and avoid the embarrassing situation where the person you are talking to thinks they are included, but you actually meant “my family and I”. Green check marks show who is included in the pronoun.
Au or wau means me or I
‘oe means you
‘o ia or ia means he/she/it
Kaua means we/us, me and you
Maua means we/us, me and one other
‘Olua means the two of you
Laua means the two of them
Ka kou means we/all of us, 3 or more people
Ma kou means we/us, me and 2+ others
‘Oukou means you and 2+ others
La kou means they, 3 or more people
ia mahina a‘e! E ho‘i hou mai i ke
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