C2

Formal Written Hawaiian

ʻŌlelo Palapala

About this concept

Literary Hawaiian as found in 19th-century newspapers, legal documents, and historical texts. Complex syntax, formal vocabulary, and conventions of written Hawaiian tradition.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~40 cards at level C2.

Examples

Ma kēia mea, ke hoʻomaopopo nei mākou.Regarding this matter, we hereby acknowledge.
ʻO ka mea nāna e mālama i kēia kuleana.The person who shall maintain this responsibility.
Ua hoʻoholo ʻia e ka ʻAha.It was decided by the Assembly.
No laila, e nānā kākou i ka mea pono.Therefore, let us consider what is right.

Prerequisite

Traditional and Poetic LanguageC1

More C2 concepts

Niʻihau DialectʻŌlelo NiʻihauKaona (Hidden Meaning) and RhetoricKaonaModern Hawaiian and NeologismsʻŌlelo HouPrayer and Spiritual LanguageʻŌlelo PuleNarrative and Storytelling ConventionsMoʻolelo

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