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kāua

/ kā.ua / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. vt., To detain, gently request to remain.

  • Examples:
    • Ua kāua mai ʻoia iaʻu e noho iho ā liʻuliʻu me ia, he politely asked me to stay a short time with him.

2. pronoun, We, us (dual, inclusive).

  • Examples:
    • Mai kāua! Come to me.
    • Honi kāua, kiss me.
    • Iā kāua, us.
    • Aloha kāua! Warm greetings [one person to another, as at the beginning of a letter]! PPN kitaua, PNP kitaaua, PEP taaua.
  • References:
    • Gram. 8.2.

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kāua

/ KA-UA / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

pronoun, dual, We two; you and I. Gram.§ 124,3.

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kāua

/ kā'-ŭ'a / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

pronoun, We two; you and I.

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