pers. pron., 1st pers. sing. See AU. I; the o is emphatic, and sounded quickly with the following a, it becomes w, as wau; when the o is a little more heard, it becomes owau; hence the several forms:
1. Au, I, simple form.
2. Oau, I, with o emphatic.
3. Wau, I, the o and a sounded quickly together—w.
4. Owau, I, the third form again emphatic—owau. See these several forms in their places.
v., To mew; as a cat. See owau.
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n., A species of ʻoʻopu, a fish. Also called ʻōkuhekuhe.
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1st person singular pronoun [ʻO and au, I.] I. (The ʻo is emphatic, and sounded quickly with the following a, it becomes w, as wau; when the ʻo is a little more heard, it becomes ʻowau; hence the several forms.)
1. Au, I, simple form.
2. ʻOau, I, with ʻo emphatic.
3. Wau, I, the ʻo and a sounded quickly together.
4. ʻOwau, I, the third form again emphatic.
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v., To mew, as a cat. See ʻowau.
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