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kiʻelei

/ kiʻe.lei / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. vi., To squat on one's haunches; to straddle; to stand with legs far apart.

  • References:
    • Cf. Tongan sike, to squat on heels.

2. n., Type of hula in which the dancer danced in a squatting position.

  • References:
    • Cf. UL 210.

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v., To squat; to sit on the hams.

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s., The name of a kind of hula; he kielei kekahi hula

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kielei

/ kī'-ĕ-lē'i / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

n., A form of dancing with the feet and legs far apart: he kielei kekahi hula; kieli is a kind of dance.

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kielei

/ kī-ĕ-lē'i / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

v., Incorrect form of kihelei.

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Hula performed in a squatting position.

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