Singing in Hawaiian: One Hundred and One Eleven Words

  1. ‘ae    yes
  2. ahi    fire
  3. ahiahi    evening
  4. ‘āina    land
  5. aku    away from the speaker
  6. ala    path
  7. ‘ala    fragrance
  8. ali‘i    member of the chiefly class
  9. aloha    love, friendship, compassion, mercy; beloved
  10. ‘ano‘i    desire
  11. anu    cold
  12. ao    day, light, world, enlightenment; cloud
  13. ‘a‘ole    no, not
  14. au    I, me
  15. ‘auhea    where? listen! (also ‘auhea ‘oe, ‘auhea wale ‘oe - I am calling you, hear me; where are you?)
  16. ha‘aheo    pride, proud
  17. ha‘ina    declaration (also ha‘ina ka puana, ha‘ina ‘ia mai ana ka puana - the story is told, the song is sung, this summarizes the song; see puana)
  18. hana    work, action (also hana hou - do it again, encore! see hou)
  19. hanohano    magnificent
  20. he    a, an
  21. hele    to go
  22. hiki    to come
  23. hoa    friend, companion
  24. ho‘i    to return; word adding emphasis
  25. ho‘oheno    to cherish, affectionate
  26. ho‘okipa    welcome, hospitality
  27. hōkū    star
  28. hone    sweet
  29. honi    kiss
  30. honua    world
  31. hope    after, behind, back
  32. hou    new, again (see hana)
  33. huli    turn
  34. ‘i‘ini    desire
  35. ‘ike    to see, to experience, to know
  36. ipo    sweetheart (also ku‘u ipo - my sweetheart; see ku‘u)
  37. ka    the (singular; see ke and nā)
  38. kahiko    ancient, long ago
  39. kāhiko    adornment, decoration
  40. kai    sea, ocean (also makai - toward the sea)
  41. kāne    man
  42. kapu    reserved; consecrated, sacred; forbidden
  43. kau    placed
  44. kāua    we two
  45. kaulana    famous
  46. ke    the (singular - used instead of ka preceding words starting with k, e, a, and o; see ka and nā)
  47. keiki    child (also keiki kāne - boy, son; kaikamahine - girl, daughter)
  48. kilakila    majestic
  49. kū    to stand
  50. kuahiwi    mountain
  51. kupuna    elder, ancestor
  52. ku‘u    my, mine (affectionate; see ipo)
  53. lā    sun, day; over there
  54. la‘i    peace, contentment, tranquility
  55. lalo    below
  56. lani    heavens, heavenly; chief
  57. lei    garland
  58. lele    to fly
  59. leo    voice
  60. like    like, alike, similar (yes, it’s a coincidence)
  61. loa    long
  62. lono    listen
  63. luna    above
  64. mahalo    thanks, gratitude
  65. mahina    moon, month, moonlight
  66. mai    toward the speaker; do not (when preceding a verb)
  67. maka    eye, face (also makamaka - close friend; makamae - precious, darling)
  68. makani    wind
  69. makemake    desire
  70. makua    parent
  71. mālama    to take care of
  72. mālie    calm, quiet, serene
  73. malihini    visitor, guest
  74. mana‘o    thought, idea, concept
  75. manu    bird
  76. mauna    mountain
  77. me    with
  78. moani    light breeze; wafted fragrance
  79. moe    to sleep
  80. moku    island, ship
  81. mua    before, ahead, forward
  82. nā    the (plural; see ke and ka)
  83. nahenahe    soft, sweet, melodious
  84. nanea    fascinating, enjoyable (also ho‘onanea - to relax)
  85. nani    beauty (describing a person or aspect of nature)
  86. nō    indeed, very, very much
  87. noe    mist
  88. nohea    handsome, pretty
  89. nui    big, abundant
  90. ‘oe    you (singular)
  91. onaona    sweet fragrance
  92. ‘ōpua    clouds, cloud banks
  93. pali    cliff
  94. pau    finished
  95. pili    joined together; a close relationship
  96. pō    night
  97. poina    to forget (also poina‘ole - unforgettable)
  98. pono    right, proper, righteousness
  99. pua    flower
  100. puana    summary refrain (see ha‘ina)
  101. pumehana    warm (as affection)
  102. pu‘u    hill, mound
  103. pu‘uwai    heart
  104. ua    rain
  105. u‘i    youthful beauty
  106. uka    uplands (also mauka - toward the uplands, inland)
  107. wahine    woman
  108. wai    water, stream, any liquid
  109. wailele    waterfall
  110. wale    only, just, very; without payment, cause, or reason
  111. wela    hot
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