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Fran Guidry
Ha`aha`a
USA
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 Posted - 08/24/2002 : 3:12:41 PM
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When we got back from our last trip to the islands I decided I needed a "business" card that reflected my interest in music, so I wouldn't have to scratch through and scribble on my regular computer nerd card. I did a snapshot of a guitar and ukulele, put on my web site, email address, and phone number, and for heading I came up with "Kanikapila I Kaleponi." I've never been sure if I got that right - should it be "Kanikapila O Kaleponi??" Or something else entirely, to express the idea that I live in California and would like to jam on Hawaiian music?
Thanks,
Fran
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Auntie Maria
Ha`aha`a
USA
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Posted - 08/24/2002 : 3:42:57 PM
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The "I" denotes a forward motion...so that translation would loosely be "Jammin' to California" :-)
Better to use Kanikapila O Kaleponi to denote that you are "Jammin' _in_ California", yes?
-- auntie maria
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Fran Guidry
Ha`aha`a
USA
1579 Posts |
Posted - 08/24/2002 : 6:22:30 PM
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Thanks so much, Auntie Maria. And thanks, as always for the quick work on my last order.
Fran
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Sarah
`Olu`olu
571 Posts |
Posted - 08/26/2002 : 12:54:41 PM
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Aloha e Fran laua 'o Auntie Maria,
Both of you know I can't help but weigh in on a question like this one. :-) Eia ku'u mana'o:
The word "i" indicates either location or, as Auntie says, motion towards. (It also indicates a direct object, but that's another story.) "Ma" would work, too; "ma" also indicates location, but not motion towards. "O", on the other hand, is possessive.
My take is that "Kanikapila i Kaleponi" or "Kanikapila ma Kaleponi" would convey what Fran wants to say.
aloha no,
Sarah
Edited by - Sarah on 08/27/2002 08:52:39 |
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