ʻōlelo

== Hawaiian == === Etymology === Either from: alelo, from Proto-Polynesian *qalelo (cognate with Māori arero), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *deləq (compare Kiput deleiʔ), doublet of Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dilaq (compare Tagalog dila, Malay lidah, Tongan ʻelelo). Proto-Polynesian *kolelo thus cognate with Māori kōrero. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʔoːˈle.lo/, [ʔoːˈlɛ.lo] === Noun === ʻōlelo language, speech word, term statement quotation, utterance tidings === Verb === ʻōlelo to speak, talk, converse to say, mention, tell to state to quote ==== Derived terms ==== pahu ʻōlelo === References ===