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04 April 2006 * Volume 07
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From: Paul Tatum <ptatum at blueyonder.co.uk>
Subject: LL-L "Phonology" 2006.03.24 (04) [E]
> From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Phonology
>
> Ben:
>
>> Maybe that's why you have all those scars - from the initiation.
>
> Scars? Sure! You can call it "initiation" or whatever. Alas, the
> best types of initiation or lesson come with scars. Never trust a
> supposed _kahuna nui_ that has an unblemished baby face!
>
> Cheerio!
> Reinhard/Ron
And there was me thinking that you got them from trying to surf on buses.
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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Phonology
Hi, Paul!
> And there was me thinking that you got them from trying to surf on buses.
That too. But those belong to scars of the decrepit. Surfing while
socializing on buses requires too high a degree of multitasking while going
downhill (in every sense of the word).
Talking about surfing kahunas, a couple of people have asked me to
republished their Hawaiian names of honor (apparently because they didn't
bother to write them down or look them up in the archives). So here is the
list so far (though there may be omissions):
ANDRYS:
KO'I'ULALALO-MŌLĪKĪKAHA
(< Tokikurararo Mōrītītafa)
kīkaha (glide, soar)
ko'i'ula (rainbow-hued mist)
lalo (leeward, lee, southern)
mōlī (albatross)
ARTHUR:
MELEKEIKAI'ĀKAU
(< *Meleteitaikātau)
'ākau (north)
kai (shore, coastal lowlands)
kei (to glory in, to take pride in, dignified, proud, glorious)
mele (poem, song)
BEN:
'IO-LANI
(< *Kio-rangi)
'io (hawk)
lani (chief, supreme, most favored)
CRÍOSTÓIR:
LĀ'AUKUPUNA
(< *Rākautupuna)
kupuna (ancestor)
lā'au (war club)
ELSIE:
MANUMELE-LUNA-'ĀINAKULA
(< *Manumere-runga-Kāinga(gold))
'āina (land)
kula (< gold)
luna (above)
manu (bird)
mele (song, poem)
manu mele (songbird)
GABRIELE:
'Ō'IO'IO-LOKO-ULULĀ'AU
(< *Kookiokio-roto-Hururaakau)
lā'au (wood, timber, tree, plant)
loko (inside)
'ō'io'io (chirp, chirping, chitchat)
ulu (assemblage, flock, grove; possessed by devity)
ulu lāʻau (grove, forest, thicket)
Nickname:
MŌ'ĪLĀNAIPĪNAKI
lānai (balcony, gallery)
mō'ī (monarch)
pīnaki (peanut)
GARY:
'U'INA-IĀ-MULIWAI
(< *Kukina-Iā-Muriwai)
iā (at, to, from)
muliwai (estuary)
'u'ina (sudden sharp sound, to crack, snap, crackle,
creak, glottal stop)
GUSTAAF:
HAKAHŌKŪ-AOULIKOMOHANA
(< *Fatafōtū-Aouritomohana)
aouli (firmament)
haka (gaze)
hōkū (star(s))
komohana ("enterer (of the sea)" = west, occident)
HEATHER:
PUALALOKUPUKUPU
(< *Puararotuputupu)
lalo (beneath)
kupukupu (fern)
pua (flower)
Nickname:
INOA-HAKUPUKE-HEMEA'OLE
(< *Ingoa-Fatupute-Femeakore)
haku puke (writer)
he mea 'ole (not worth mentioning)
inoa (name)
HENNO:
LOA'APUNA-LALO-KĀKAHIKO
(< Roakapuna-raro-Tātahito)
kā (groundcover, vine)
kahiko (ancient)
lalo (beneath)
loa'a (find)
puna ((water) spring)
HUGO:
'OLUWAHINOHOLALOLIPO
(< *Koruwafinoforaroripo)
lalo: beneath
lipo: southern star, southern sky
noho: dwell, reside
'olu: contented, happy, satisfied
wahi: place
wahinoho: place of residence
Nickname:
'EKEDĀLĀ-KA'APEHA
(< *Kete+{dollar}-Takapefa)
dālā: dollar, cash, money
'eke: sack, pocket, bag, basket; bag-shaped fish net; scrotum
'ekedālā: money bag
'eke'eke: small sack/bag, purse; scrotum
'eke'ekedālā: wallet
ka'apeha: impressively large
INGMAR:
KAULANAKEKĀNE
(< *Taurangatetāne)
("famed is Taane (the Polynesian main deity),"
also meaning '(male) sweetheart'
ISAAC:
'AKAKŌ'ELEIĀLANI
(< *Katatōkereihārangi)
'aka (laughter)
'eleiālani (west [poetic], also a shaman’s name])
kō (wind-borne)
JACQUELINE:
'UKI'UKIKEHAMOKU
(< *Kutikutitefamotu)
keha (pride, dignity, lofty)
moku (island)
'uki'uki (lily, _Dianella sandwicensis_)
JAN S.:
LEIHUA-MŌKILAHĀKEI
(< *Reihua-Mōtirahākei)
hākei (proud(ly), glory, glorious(ly))
hua (word)
lei (lei, necklace)
mōkila (to string)
JONNY:
HEHĒ-A'E-NUKU
(< *Hehē-Ake-Ngutu)
a'e (sideways, nearby, across)
hehē (burst of laughter)
nuku (beak, snout, mouth of a river, harbor entrance)
Nickname:
PĀPA'I-IWI-PŪPŪ
(< *Pāpaki-Iwi-Pūpū)
'hermit crab'
iwi (bone, carcass, shell)
pāpa'i (crab)
pūpū (snail shell)
KEVIN C.:
LUAWAIANU-NIHINIHI
(< *Ruawaihanu-Nifinifi)
anu (cold)
luawai (wellspring)
nihi (gentle, soft, careful)
nihinihi (very gentle, very careful, great care, careful observance,
decorous(ness), fastidious(ness), finicky, "sticklerdom")
LONE:
MOANI-LIKE-KOLOKOLOHAI
(Proto-Polynesian: Matangi-rite-Torotorofai)
like : like, alike*
moani : wafted fragrance
kolokolohai : humble, kind, thoughtful, considerate
LUC H.:
MĀLAMALAMAMAMAHA
(< Māramaramamamafa)
ma (at, in, on, beside, along, through; by means of)
maha (wings of flying fish)
mālamalama (radiance, light of knowledge, enlightenment)
LUC V.:
PUA'Ā-O-KAI
(< *Puakā-o-Tai)
pua (flower)
'ā (fire)
o kai (of the lowland)
MIKE S.:
1: KŪPINA'ILEONUI
(< *Tūpingakireonui)
kūpina'i (echo, reverberation)
leo (voice)
nui (great, many, countless)
2: MEALOA’AMAKAMAE
(< *Mearoakamatamae)
loa'a (obtain, procure, discover, locate)
makamae (precious, treasure)
mea (doer, person [that does/is])
MIKE W.:
WĀLOA
(< *Wāroa)
loa (distant, faraway)
wā (roar)
PAT:
HULIHALEKAHIKO
(< *Furitfaretahito)
hale (house, building)
huli (search, examine, research, study)
kahikio (ancient)
PAUL T:
HO'OPONOPONO'ŌLELO
(< *Fokopongopongokōrero)
ho'oponopono (regulate(-ing))
'ōlelo (speech, language)
RIKUS:
WAIPUHIA-LUNA-KOLONAHE
(< *Waipufia-runga-Toronafe)
kolonahe: gentle, pleasant breeze
luna: above
wai puhia: ("upside-down waterfall") rising,
wind-blown spray from a waterfall
ROGER T.:
'IMIMAKAMAE'IKE
(< *Kimimatamaekite)
'ike (knowledge)
'imi (seek, search)
makamae (treasure)
SANDY:
'AEKO'ELEHO'ĀHUMO'OLELO
(< *Kaetokerefokāfumokorero)
'ele (black)
ho'āhu (collect, gather, compile)
'aeko (hawk)
mo'olelo (literature)
UTZ:
HAKA-ALOHA-MANA'E
(< *Fata-Alofa-Mangake)
aloha (love, kindness, loving, kind, gentle)
haka (gaze)
mana'e (eastward)
WES:
NĀ'AU'OKO'AKANAKA
(< *Ngākaukotokatangata)
nā'au: feelings, sentiment, kindness (Maori: ngākau)
'oko'a: all, entire, mutual (Maori: katoa)
kanaka: people (Maori: tāngata)
Yours truly:
KAHUNA 'ŌLELO KAI 'ĀKAU
(< *Kafunga Kōrero Kātau)
'ākau (north)
kahuna (leader, chief, priest, shaman)
kai (shore, coastal lowlands)
'ōlelo (speech, language)
You, too, could be a thusly honored one by sharing your brilliance for the
sake of all.
Regards,
Reinhard/Ron
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