Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. n. Tongue (short for alelo, elelo).

2. nvs. Yellowish, especially the hue imparted to a whaletooth pendant (lei palaoa) by smoking.

s. See ALELO and ELELO. The tongue; ka hoeuli o ka olelo ma ka waha, the rudder of speech in the mouth.

2. Persons speaking different languages.

3. The name of a fish.

adj. Hung up in the smoke; smoked red.

Reddened or darkened in color; smoked red.

1. Same as alelo and elelo, the tongue.

2. A species of sea slug; the trepang.

Hung up in the smoke; smoked red. This term refers to wellcooked meat, particularly pork, because old-time Hawaiians did not use much meat. (DK.)

Tongue. Ka hoe uli o ka ʻōlelo ma ka waha, the rudder of speech in the mouth.