KINO`Ō vs KINO`ĀKO vs KĀ

HAW 101

KINO`ŌUSED WHEN YOU HAVE NO CONTROL

OVER HAVING SOMETHING

• `Ohana in your generation and above such as parents, siblings, and grandparents (cousins are considered your generation)

• Friends are considered o class because friends are typically in your generation

• Body parts

• Something you own to be in/on/under/behind of or to wear. Examples include a house, room, clothes, etc. This also includes modes of transportation such as a car, boat, horse, etc.

• Others include your birthright: your gods, your emotions or feelings, your senses and your land.

KINO`Ā

GENERALLY USED WHEN YOU HAVE

CONTROL OVER SOMETHING

• `Ohana below your generation or those you have a choice about (spouse, children, grandchildren, etc.)

• Pets

• Something you do not use to be in, on, under, or to wear, such as a book, shovel, food, etc.

• Others include things you achieve: your degree, your marriage, and your occupation

IMPORTANT NOTES

• A bag/purse is considered to be kino`ā. Even though it is often considered to be an item of clothing, you need to think back to its original purpose of carrying something and it is not meant to be "worn" like clothes. As such, "his/her bag" would be "kāna `eke."  If one were to say kona`eke, it would be a referring to a certain male body part.  

• This is much like uaki (watch) is considered a kino`ā. Even though a watch is worn, when watches were first introduced to our kūpuna, they were not wristwatches, but rather pocket watches. Even though watches are worn today, they still carry the kino`ā. 

KINO`Ō KINO`Ā

House – belonging to someone to live in

House – the person who built it

Party – the person for whom the party has been made

Party – the person putting on/hosting the party

Picture – the person in the picture Picture – the person to whom the picture belongs

Lei – the person for whom the lei has been made

Lei – the person who made the lei (for someone else to wear)

 KA/KE/NĀ thing O/A possessor

 

OR

 

KO/KĀ possessor (MAU) thing

 KA/KE/NĀ thing O/A possessor  

KO/KĀ possessor (MAU) thing NĀ LA`ANA w/I`OA

• Keoni’s house

ka hale o Keoni

ko Keoni hale

• U`i’s cat

ka pōpoki a U`i

kā U`i pōpoki

KA/KE/NĀ thing O/A possessor  

KO/KĀ possessor (MAU) thing NĀ LA`ANA w/KA`I +

MEME`A

• your auntie’s catka pōpoki a kou `anakē

kā kou `anakē pōpoki

• the man’s houseka hale o ke kāneko ke kāne hale

CONTRACTIONS

• o + au = o`u of me (kino`ō)

• a + au = a`u of me (kino`ā)

• o + `oe = ou of you (kino`ō)

• a + `oe = āu of you (kino`ā)

• o + `o ia = ona of him/her (kino`ō)

• a + `o ia = āna of him/her (kino`ā)

KA/KE/NĀ thing O/A possessor

KA/KE/NĀ thing O/A possessor  

KO/KĀ possessor (MAU) thing

NĀ LA`ANA w/PAPANI

• my house (the house of me)ko`u hale

ka hale o`u

• his/her cat (the cat of him/her)kāna pōpokika pōpoki āna

KO/KĀ W/HELUNUI

• To make the phrase helunui (plural), simply add mau before the thing that is possessed. In the helunui, ko/kā + mau can be replaced with nā + o/a as shown below.

• Keoni’s houseka hale o Keoniko Keoni hale

• Keoni’s housesnā hale o Keoniko Keoni mau hale

NĀ LA`ANA

• the man’s pensnā peni a ke kānekā ke kāne mau peni

 

• that (f) woman’s papersnā pepa a kēlā wahinekā kēlā wahine mau pepa