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Fene
fene (adj.) brief (n.) brevity (v.) to be brief A fene hala’i.“Life is short.” Notes: Brevity seems like a concept central to human experience, as it defines just about everything we can experience....
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Una
una (adj.) gentle (n.) gentleness (v.) to be gentle Una ia!“Be gentle!” Notes: This iku is a bit of a mystery. It contains neither u nor na, and almost kind of looks like fupu. I’m pretty sure the two...
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Fape
fape (adj.) smooth (n.) smoothness (v.) to be smooth Ale fape ia ima!“Because you’re so smooth!” Notes: Heh, heh. From that Santana song that came out a few years back. Of course, the Kamakawi word...
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Fome
fome (adj.) short (v.) to be short (n.) short person Fome ei lona!“I’m too short!” Notes: But, in truth, I’ve come to accept the height I am. After all, it’s not that bad. Today’s iku is a combination...
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Foe
foe (adj.) next (to), adjacent (v.) to be next to (prep.) next to (n.) the area next to He foe ei i ia!“Let me get next to you!” Notes: Well, actually that’d properly be foemu, but I’ve committed to...
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Loi
or loi (n.) square (adj.) square (v.) to be square Loi lipo.“The box is square.” Notes: Ha, ha! You can say a box is “square” as opposed to “rectangular”; you don’t need to say “cubical”. (Referring...
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Fate
fate (n.) hole, gap (v.) to put a hole in (something), to punch a hole (adj.) full of holes (n.) window Ka lalau nea i amo poiu fate.“She threw it out the window.” Notes: Today’s iku featured in a...
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Meuto
meuto (adj.) difficult (v.) to be difficult (n.) difficulty A meuto mawa i’i oku.“Swimming isn’t difficult for me.” Notes: This iku is a bit of a mystery. It’s clearly built off of me, so there’s a...
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Puliu
puliu (v.) to salivate (adj.) salivating (n.) saliva, spit, spittle A puliu palaki oi’ia i’i a!“You’re dog’s slobbering on me!” Notes: Today’s iku looks like a few others (e.g. huna), but somehow it...
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Pe’a
pe’a (v.) to clothe (adj.) clothed (n.) top, shirt Ea. A pe’a ei ie palaki oi’i.“Yes. I clothe my dog.” Notes: And why not? Dog clothes are adorable! I had a really hard time keeping up with the blog...
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