Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. nvi., To bawl, bleat, squeal, cry, caw, yelp, wail, scream; such noises.

• Examples:
  • Hele ka makuahine, ʻalalā keiki i kauhale, when the mother goes, children bawl at home [a neglectful mother].
• hōalalā Caus/sim.
  • He aha lā kāu i hōʻalalā mai nei i kēlā keiki? Why did you make that child cry

2. n., Hawaiian crow (Corvus tropicus 🌐), named for its caw; endangered.

• Examples:
  • He ʻalalā, he manu leo nui, a crow, a bird with much talk [a talkative person]

3. nvt., A style of chanting with open mouth vibration and tremor of the voice, and prolonged vowels; to chant thus

4. vt., To gargle.

• Rare

Hawaiian crow (Corvus tropicus) noted for its early morn- ing noise, a caw sounding like the cry of a young animal. Its habitat extends the length of the Kona side of Hawaiʻi island. Now endangered.

is the word for the bleating of sheep and for the cries of the young of all animals.

is the word for the bleating of sheep and for the cries of the young of all animals.