A pepeke (grammatical sentence / sentence pattern) consists of a poʻo (head), piko (navel), and ʻawe (tentacles), and often likened to a heʻe (octopus).
The kiʻi pepeke:
The kiʻi pepeke:
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Poʻo
The poʻo is the word / phrase that begins the sentence.
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Piko
The piko is the main character / subject of the sentence.
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ʻAwe
The ʻawe is the object of the sentence.
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Episode 3 Ka Leo ʻŌiwi. Watch the chapter on pepeke.
Nā Mokuna O Kēia Wikiō / Chapters
0:59 review of previous episodes
5:50 pepeke
6:33 pepeke painu
12:01 hoʻomaʻamaʻa
Nā Mokuna O Kēia Wikiō / Chapters
0:59 review of previous episodes
5:50 pepeke
6:33 pepeke painu
12:01 hoʻomaʻamaʻa
HAW101 pule2
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i/ma.
me. |
in, on, at
with |
HAW101 pule3
ʻami piko
ʻami piko
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ʻo.
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no english translation; used before names and "ia" in piko.
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HAW101 pule4
ʻami hea
ʻami hea
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e.
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may not have an english translation; Eh, hey.
*note, kaʻi are used before nouns (for example, e ke kumu). |
HAW101 pule9
ʻami nonoʻa
ʻami nonoʻa
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o.
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of
*oʻu. of me *ou. of you *ona. of him/her |
HAW101 pule11
ʻami kuhilana
ʻami kuhilana
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i.
iā. |
to, used before nouns & names of places, buildings, canoes, songs
to, used before pronouns & names of people, ancestors, pets *iaʻu. to me |
HAW101 pule13
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e.
mai maiā. no. |
to, used before an action
from, used before nouns & names of places, buildings, canoes, songs from, used pronouns & names of people, ancestors, pets (except aʻu) for, from *noʻu. for me *nou. for you *nona. for him/her |
HAW101 pule14
ʻami lauka - used when there is no ʻami in english
ʻami lauka - used when there is no ʻami in english
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i.
iā. |
no english translation, used before nouns
no english translation, used before pronouns & all names |
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