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KiUlv
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There are a few words commonly used (slang) that include non-Hawaiian letters, such as Tita and paisi ha'awe (backpack) (with kahako above the first a in each word- I'm having a difficult time with my font today)
No no no! That cannot be a correct translation. The English phrasing is redundant. What about "He wahine ʻeleu kona kaikuahine"? - "An energetic woman, his sister!" would at least be a more common phrase. So many of the sentences in this lesson set are confusing because the English sentences assigned to them make little sense.
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I suppose rewriting the prompt in English could have been "His sister is an energetic one," but I am not sure if there is an adequate Hawaiian translation for that.