Very very scary experiance today in OrchidLand

[Midnight Rambler]

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Originally posted by DoryGray

BH My understanding of Haole is "one with no breath (spirit/soul)" ha = breath, ole = none. But this is another topic.

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This meaning was concocted well after the word was established; "no breath/soul" is hā-`ole, while "foreigner" is haole with no stress or okina. It doesn't have a cognate in other Polynesian languages but is found in pre-contact chants and sayings.
http://wehewehe.org/gsdl2.5/cgi-bin/hdic...=q&d=D3012