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Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986), Loulou paʻa ｜ Permalink

1. Pejorative suffix, often written wā after o or u.

References:
- See ʻaiā, haiā, hainā, huā (huwā), kauā (kauwā), lonoā, (lonowā), makoeā, naʻauʻauā (naʻauʻauwā), poluā (poluwā).
- Gram. 6.5.
- PPN -haʻa; cf. Tonga kaihaʻa ‘steal’.

2. Personal article occurring only after the preposition i, written ia.

References:
- Gram. 9.3.1.
- PPN a, PPN ʻa.

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Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986), Loulou paʻa ｜ Permalink

Simulative ligature in the sequence ‘verb + noun’ compounds.

References:
- See ʻai ā manō, holoāiʻa, Gram. 8.7.2.
- PPN aa.

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