my
koʻu
kaʻu
The Hawaiian Look
at Possessions
possession
• Shows ownership
• Relationship of owner and possession
• The Hawaiian System divides every
possession into two different realms
• These realms are known as:
• o-class & a-class (kino-o & kino-a)
Kino-O
What determines possessions
in this kino?
- you have no choice
(body parts, siblings, parent, grandparent, emotion)
- itʻs a birthright
(name, age, etc)
- you can go in it or on it
( clothing, transportation, house/buildings, etc)
How do you use it?
• The easiest way is
to use a
“possessive
pronoun”
• my, your, his, hers,
ours, etc.
• Letʻs use MY....
• koʻu (kino-o)
• kaʻu (kino-a)
kino-o
• koʻu inoa- my name
• koʻu ʻāina- my land
• koʻu lauoho- my hair
• koʻu hoaaloha- my friend
Remember the rule:
kino-o is used when the possession is
something that...
... is a birthright
... you have no choice
... you can go in or on it
kino-o phrase
used in a sentence
•
koʻu inoa- my name
•
ʻO Ikaika ko’u inoa.
•
koʻu ʻāina- my land
•
ʻO Kāneʻohe koʻu ʻāina.
•
koʻu lauoho- my hair
•
Lōʻihi koʻu lauoho.
•
koʻu hoaaloha- my friend
•
Aia au me koʻu hoaaloha.
Kino-A
What determines possessions
in this kino?
- you do have a choice
(children, food, acquired possessions,
professions, modern inventions, pets, spouse)
kino-a
• ka’u haumana- my student
• kaʻu ʻeke- my bag
• kaʻu haʻawina- my lesson
• kaʻu meaʻai- my food
Remember the rule:
kino-a is used when the possession is
something that...
... you do have a choice
kino-a phrase
used in a sentence
•
ka’u haumana- my student
•
ʻO Kanani kaʻu haumana.
•
kaʻu ʻeke- my bag
•
Aia kaʻu ʻeke ma ke pākaukau.
•
kaʻu haʻawina- my lesson
•
Maʻalahi kaʻu haʻawina.
•
kaʻu meaʻai- my food
•
ʻOno kaʻu meaʻai i kēia lā.
summary of possessive
• Possession shows _____________
• ownership
• It is the relationship of __________ and _________
• owner , possession
• There are _____ different realms in Hawaiian.
• two
• The realms are ___________ & __________
• kino-o & kino-a
Which Kino?
• children
• pets
• Kino-a
• Kino-a
• land, home
• clothes
• Kino-o
• Kino-o
• things you can choose
• modern inventions
• Kino-a
• Kino-a
• name, age
• Younger siblings
• Kino-o
• Kino-o
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