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alelo 1. n. tongue, language. Also elelo. [PPn *ʻalelo, tongue] 2. meat of the sea egg or sea urchin (wana), so called because of resemblance to a tongue. 3. concave curve of the lower portion of the lei palaoa, whale-tooth pendant, suggestive of a tongue. 4. point at the tip of a paddle. |
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| 1. | Hoʻokuʻi nei kou alelo i ka hoʻopunipuni. | Thy tongue frameth deceit. | kuʻi₂ |
| 2. | Hoʻokuʻi nei kou alelo i ka hoʻopunipuni. | Thy tongue frameth deceit. | hoʻokuʻi₁ |
| 3. | Hoʻomokuāhana i kā lākou mau alelo. | Confuse their tongues. | mokuāhana |
| 4. | Hoʻomokuāhana i kā lākou mau alelo. | Confuse their tongues. | hoʻomokuāhana |
| 5. | kūʻau alelo | back of the tongue | alelo₁ |
| 6. | kūʻau alelo | back of the tongue. lit., tongue stem | mole alelo |
| 7. | lau alelo | blade of the tongue | alelo₁ |
| 8. | lau alelo | blade of the tongue. lit., tongue blade | mole alelo |
| 9. | Lena nō lākou i kō lākou mau alelo, e like me kō lākou kakaka, no ka wahaheʻe. | They bend their tongues like their bows for lies. | lena₃ |
| 10. | lonoa alelo | sense of taste | lonoa |
| 11. | mole alelo | root of the tongue | alelo₁ |
| 12. | Ua paʻapaʻa kō lākou alelo i ka make wai. | Their tongues burned with thirst. | paʻapaʻa₂ |
| 13. | waena alelo | central portion of the tongue | alelo₁ |
| 14. | waena alelo | central portion of the tongue. lit., tongue center | mole alelo |
| 15. | wēlau alelo | tip of the tongue | alelo₁ |
| 16. | wēlau alelo | tip of the tongue. lit., tongue tip. | mole alelo |