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Translate a Hawaiian name ? - EightFingers - 05-25-2012
How would you go about translating this name?
Kapuailohiamanonokalani
I tried dividing it up into Kapu a i lohi a mano ka lani. Still can't make any sense of it.
RE: Translate a Hawaiian name ? - bluesboy - 05-25-2012
Ka pua i lohia manono ka lani ?
Ka pua'i lohia manono ka lani ?
RE: Translate a Hawaiian name ? - grumpyscosmos - 05-25-2012
bluesboy.. are you the same one that posts on SSMB occasionally??
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RE: Translate a Hawaiian name ? - Midnight Rambler - 05-26-2012
quote:It could be split up in different ways with different meanings:
Originally posted by EightFingers
How would you go about translating this name?
Kapuailohiamanonokalani
I tried dividing it up into Kapu a i lohi a mano ka lani. Still can't make any sense of it.
ka pua i lohia manono ka lani - the sparkling manono flower of the heavens
ka pua'i lohi a manono ka lani - the numerous trickles of the sky [ETA: actually come to think of it, this one doesn't really make sense, because besides pua'i (flow) being inappropriate, it would have to be na pua'i]
I don't really know Hawaiian so that's pretty rough, and there are probably many others. It also looks like it may be missing a participle before kalani.
RE: Translate a Hawaiian name ? - nana valley - 05-26-2012
wow, beautiful name; and my name is Pat. How boring is that!
RE: Translate a Hawaiian name ? - csgray - 05-26-2012
My name translates as "song unto the lord" which is ironic for a non religious person who couldn't carry a tune in a bucket to save my life.
Carol
RE: Translate a Hawaiian name ? - EightFingers - 05-29-2012
I want to thank you all for taking a shot at it!