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ʻōlelo kūkae manu

/ ʻō.lelo kū.kae manu / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n., A play language originated by Hawaiian guano (kūkae manu) diggers in the South Pacific to keep their bosses from understanding; this speech has substitution of forms as well as transpositions.

  • Examples:
    • E hele mai kāua maʻaneʻi (let us come here) might be rendered: i hile mia kua mu ʻenuʻe.
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