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"Malia is my favorite sister."
Translation:ʻO Malia kuʻu tita punahele.
July 8, 2019
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kuʻu
Note: This form may replace both kaʻu and koʻu; Kinship terms and expresses affection
link: https://manomano.io/definition/20503
tita = var. spelling of kika, sister...
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"Tita" is pidgin, Hawaiian slang. The letter "T" is not in the Hawaiian alphabet.
BethKing-M
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So, when there's no indication of the gender or birth order of the speaker, you just default to "tita" and "palala"?