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ʻoiai

/ ʻoi.ai / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. conjunction, While, meanwhile, during.

  • Examples:
    • ʻOiai au i ke kula, while I was at school.
    • ʻOiai i ke au o Kamehameha, during the time of Kamehameha.
  • References:
    • Gram. 11.1.

2. conjunction, Although.

  • Examples:
    • Ua hōʻeha ʻoia ʻoiai nō ʻaʻohe ona lima, he was hurt, but not his hands.

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ʻoiai

/ O-I-AI / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adv., While; whilst; during some time when a thing was doing; e hele i ka malamalama, oi kau ke ea i ke kino; oi huli wale lakou ia ia, while they sought for him in vain; while yet. 2 Sam. 3:35.

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ʻoiai

/ O-I-AI / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adv., While; whilst, &c. See oi. ʻOiai e ola ana kākou i kēia manawa, while we are living at the present time.

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ʻoiai

/ ō'-i-ā'-i / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

adv., While; as long as; during the time; meanwhile. ʻOiai e ola ana kākou i kēia manawa, while we are living, at the present time.

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‘oiai

Haw to Eng, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

while.

ʻoiai

Haw to Eng, Land Terms (1995),

Whereas.

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