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:
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.
HAW101 pule2
i/ma.
me.
in, on, at
with
HAW101 pule3
ʻami piko
ʻo.
no english translation; used before names and "ia" in piko.
HAW101 pule4
ʻami hea
e.
may not have an english translation; Eh, hey.
*note, kaʻi are used before nouns (for example, e ke kumu).
HAW101 pule9
ʻami nonoʻa
o.
of
          *oʻu. of me
          *ou. of you
          *ona. of him/her
HAW101 pule11
ʻami kuhilana
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
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
i.
iā.
no english translation, used before nouns
no english translation, used before pronouns & all names
Nā Kai ʻEwalu
  • ʻAmi Henua, ʻAmi Hoa, ʻAmi Nonoʻa
    • Mokuna ʻEkahi: Pahuhopu 7-8
    • Mokuna ʻElua: Pahuhopu 1
  • ʻAmi Kuhilana
    • Mokuna ʻElua: Pahuhopu 1
    • Mokuna ʻEono: Pahuhopu 5
    • Mokuna ʻEhiku: Pahuhopu 3
  • ʻAmi Piko, ʻAmi Hea
    • Mokuna ʻElua: Pahuhopu 5
  • Kiʻi Pepeke
    • Mokuna ʻElua: Pahuhopu 6
  • ʻAmi Lauka
    • Mokuna ʻEhiku: Pahuhopu 1-3
  • ʻAmi Māka Painu (pepeke keiki)
    • Mokuna ʻEhiku: Pahuhopu 5
    • Mokuna ʻEiwa: Pahuhopu 4
  • ʻAmi Mole
    • Mokuna ʻUmikūmāono: Pahuhopu 1, 3
  • ʻAmi Nonoʻa
    • Mokuna ʻUmikūmāono: Pahuhopu 3

*NKE can be purchased at Hale Kuamoʻo.