Anonymous #1 5w

ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi

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Anonymous OP 5w

Can you translate?

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Anonymous #1 5w

The meaning is: Oh, so you support ICE? But Hawaiian primarily uses passive voice & has unique tenses/aspect, so the direct translation is: Oh, so ICE is/has been/will be supported by you?

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Anonymous OP 5w

Ahhhh I see, thanks!

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Anonymous OP 5w

would it be improper for someone who doesn’t speak the language to still pronounce Hawai’i the same as someone who does? I always want to be super respectful of the origins of language & words but I’ve never been able to ask someone who intimately knows the language of Hawai’i.

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Anonymous #3 5w

please pronounce it like a Hawaiian speaker would! don't say Hawaiʻian, but when saying the place name, pronounce the glottal stop (ʻokina)

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Anonymous OP 5w

okay thank you so much for your insight!! how would i say thank you? 🥹

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Anonymous #3 5w

mahalo!

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Anonymous #3 5w

also if you're ever translating between Hawaiian and English, the best website is wehewehe.org because it uses various reputable Hawaiian-English dictionaries <3

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