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Ka Pilina ʻŌlelo
Haʻi ʻAno (Adjectives)
In order to show additional information about a haʻi inoa laulā, a haʻi ʻano is used. In Hawaiian, however, the haʻi ʻano appears after the haʻi inoa laulā, as in the following examples.
For example: ka makua ka makua kāne
the parent the male parent, the father
nā kāne nā kāne ʻoluʻolu
the men the pleasant men
koʻu kaikunāne koʻu kaikunāne lōʻihi
my brother my tall brother
kona mau kaikuahine kona mau kaikuāhine hānau mua
his sisters his older sisters
These phrases can then be used in a variety of grammatical patterns, as seen below:
No hea mai nā kāne ʻoluʻolu?
Where are the pleasant men from?
ʻO wai nā kāne ʻoluʻolu?
Who are the pleasant men?
ʻO Laniākea koʻu kaikunāne lōʻihi.
Laniākea is my tall brother.
No hea mai kona mau kaikuāhine hānau mua?
Where are his older sisters from?
