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1. n. Swordfish, sailfish, marlin, spearfish (Istiophoridae 🌐).

• References:
  • See sayings, laʻa #2, ʻoloʻolo #3.
  • PPN haku.

2. pronoun. Me (used after e and me and fusing with iā to form iaʻu; Gram. 9.6.3).

• Examples:
  • Hana ʻia e aʻu, done by me.
  • Noho ʻoia me aʻu, he stayed with me.
  • Nānā mai ʻoia iaʻu, he looked at me.
• References:
  • PNP aku .

3. possessive My, mine (a-form, zero-class; Gram. 9.6.3).

• References:
  • PPN haʻaku .

pronoun, So written for aau, one a dropped and the apostrophe supplied. It is the auipili. one of the oblique cases of au, I. See Gram. § 124. Of me; mine. There is a sensible break in the pronunciation, to distinguish it from au. the 1st person, and from au, of the 2d person.

pronoun, (written and pronounced ā'ū) One of the forms of the possessive case singular of the personal pronoun of the first person: my; of or by me.

Blue marlin (Makaira nigricans). A member of the billfish family, which is pelagic. It attains a weight of 1,400 pounds and a length of 11 feet and is the most common marlin in Hawaiian waters. It has a deep metallic-blue color when swimming that turns leaden-gray at death.