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Languagle #32: Hawaiian

September 16, 2026 · spoken in United States

I ka ʻōlelo nō ke ola, i ka ʻōlelo nō ka make

I ka olelo no ke ola, i ka olelo no ka make

"In speech there is life; in speech there is death."

What it means

One of the best-known ʻōlelo noʻeau, on the power of words.

What kind of saying it is

Oral tradition. In Hawaiian, a ʻōlelo noʻeau. Passed down by word of mouth. Sayings like this have no single author.

Source

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