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akamai 1. nvs. smart, clever, expert; smartness, skill, wit. [(EO) PPn *ʻatamai, intelligent, expert, clever] |
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| 1. | Akamai kēlā Kepanī i nā hula Hawaiʻi, ā mea nō paha, hānai ʻia e nā Hawaiʻi. | That Japanese is clever in Hawaiian hula, probably because he was raised by Hawaiians. | mea₆ |
| 2. | Eia mai au o ʻuku liʻi, kākia kui nao a ke akamai. | Here am I, so petite, skilled in hammering big nails. | kākia₁ |
| 3. | hūnā palai iki ke akamai | to hide and conceal somewhat the cleverness | palai₂ |
| 4. | Ka hana ia a ka loea, ʻo ke akamai paheʻe ʻulu. | That is the way an expert does, smart in bowling. | hana₁ |
| 5. | Ka hana ia a ke akamai, ka ʻike i ke kōkē ʻulu. | That is what a clever one does, he knows how to hit the billiard ball. | kōkē |
| 6. | Keu loa ke akamai o Nani, a puka ʻo ia me ke kau i ka hano hāweo no ka maikaʻi loa o kāna hana ma ke kula. | Nani was brilliant enough that she graduated with highest honors since her school work was excellent. | me ke kau i ka hano hāweo |
| 7. | Lalilali ʻole ka ʻili o ke akamai. | The skin of the skilled [surfrider] is not slippery [with water]. | lalilali |
| 8. | mamuli o kona akamai | because of his cleverness | muli |
| 9. | nā ʻōlelo akamai a Kolomona | the proverbs of Solomon | akamai |
| 10. | Ua hanini anei kō lākou akamai? | Is their wisdom vanished? | hanini |