mai.
aku. aʻe. iho. |
towards me
away from me upwards from me; also "next" downwards from me; into me (eating, drinking) |
Examples:
(E) Hāʻina ʻia mai ana ka puana
Maikaʻi kou ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi ʻana mai
(E) Hāʻina ʻia mai ana ka puana
Maikaʻi kou ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi ʻana mai
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Inoa |
Kino |
Unuhi |
Laʻana |
Hunekuhi (movement) |
mai |
towards me/us, to me/us, facing me/us |
E nānā mai iaʻu. |
aku |
facing away from me/us, facing you, far off |
Ua hele aku ka lio. |
|
aʻe |
upward; also indicates short, jerky mvmnt |
Lele aʻe ka pulelehua. |
|
iho |
downward; down into a person - as with thinking, drinking, eating; very close |
E noʻonoʻo iho i kēia manaʻo. |
other hune not taught in HAW202:
Huneʻaʻau (feelings, placed at end of a poke) |
nō |
feeling of assurance: still, just, even, do. |
Maikaʻi nō au i kēia lā. |
kā |
feeling of shock or surprise |
He ʻono kā! |
|
lā |
adds force: wth |
He aha lā?! |
|
hoʻi |
indicates that two things are connected: too, also, either |
ʻAʻole hoʻi au i inu i ka wai. |
|
naʻe |
feeling of contradiction: however, but |
E lohi ana naʻe au i ka hana i kēia lā. |
|
anei |
indicates a yes/no question |
Ua ʻike anei ʻoe iā Lei? |
|
paha |
indicates uncertainty: maybe, could have, might |
Aia paha lākou ma ka hale. |
Huneʻano (placed before ʻiae and hunekuhi |
mua |
first, already, beforehand |
Ua ʻai mua ʻoe i ka poi? |
hope |
last, later, afterwards |
Eia ka haʻawina hope o ke kau. |
|
iki |
slightly, a little bit |
ʻAʻole au maopopo iki. |
|
loa |
very, too |
Kaumaha loa kēia pahu. |
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wale |
used in conjunction w/ the huneʻaʻau "nō" to mean, only, solely, just |
ʻO koʻu kaikaina, he mea kōkua wale nō ʻo ia. |
|
hou |
again, more |
ʻAʻole au i kipa hou i ia ʻāina. |
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ʻole |
used to hōʻole a painu |
ʻOno ʻole kēia kope. |
|
pū |
also, along with, together with |
E hīmeni pū kākou! |
Hunewae |
ʻano |
somewhat, kind of |
ʻAno maʻalahi kēia kuisa. |
Hunehoa |
mā |
placed after an iʻoa to mark plural |
Aia ʻo Kaipo mā ma ka hale. |
Hunehenua |
nei |
placed after iʻoa, papani, o r memeʻa to give a "here-like" feeling that strengthens spatial relationship |
He aloha kekahi i waeona o ka poʻe o ka ʻāina nei. |
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