Pasefika Hawaiʻian Dictionary: Kī

Kī in Hawaiʻian language is Cordyline fruticosa Ti plant in English language.

Ti plant Cordyline fruticosa in English language is known as:

Kī Ti plant (Cordyline fruticosa) - noun

Kī (phonetic: / kee / | ipa:/ ˈkiː / | symbols: / ˈkē / )

Kī is a word in Hawai‘ian language used to identify Ti plant (Cordyline fruticosa).

“Kī” in Hawaiʻian language is translated to “Tī” in Sāmoan language, “Sī” in Tongan language, “ʻAutī” in Tahitian language and “Tī pore” in Māori language to identify Ti plant (Cordyline fruticosa).

Jon Apisa. Tī (Ti) plant freehand drawing. 2020. colored pencil on paper, 8.8" x 5.5" (22.4cm x 14cm).

Tī (Ti) plant freehand drawing by Jon Apisa

Hawaiʻian to English Dictionary

English	Hawaiʻian	Sāmoan	Tongan	Tahitian	Māori	Scientific
Beach	Kahakai	Matāfaga	Matātahi	Pae miti	Tātahi
Rocky Beach	Kahakai Pōhaku	Matāfaga papa
Beach (rocky)	Kahakai Pōhaku	Matāfaga papa
Sea	Kai	Tai	Tahi	Miti	Moana
Sea	Kai	Sami	Tahi	Miti	Moana
Tide	Kai	Tai	Tahi		Tai
Agitated (sea)	Kai pupule	Peaua
Sea (agitated)	Kai pupule	Peaua
Sister (younger of a female)	Kaikaina	Uso	Tehina	Teina	Teina
Brother (younger of a male)	Kaikaina	Uso	Tehina	Teina	Teina
Sister (older of a female)	Kaikuaʻana	Uso	Ta‘okete	Tua‘ana	Tuakana
Brother (older of a male)	Kaikuaʻana	Uso	Ta‘okete	Tua‘ana	Tuakana
Sister (of a male)	Kaikuahine	Tuafafine	Tuofefine	Tuahine	Tuāhine
Brother (of a female)	Kaikunāne	Tuagane	Tuonga‘ane	Tu‘āne	Tungāne
Morning	Kakahiaka	Taeao	Pongipongi	Poʻipoʻi	Ata
Tattoo	Kākau	Tatau	Tatatau	Tātau	Moko
Wait	Kali	Faʻatali	Tali	Tīaʻiraʻa	Taritari
Taro	Kalo	Talo	Talo	Taro	Taro	Colocasia esculenta
Children	Kamali‘i	Tamaiti
Alexandrian laurel	Kamani	Fetau				Calophyllum inophyllum
Tropical almond	Kamani ʻula	Talie	Telie			Terminalia catappa
She	Kanaka	Tagata	Ne	ʻŌna	Ia
Human	Kanaka	Tagata	Tangata	Ta‘ata	Tangata
Person	Kanaka	Tagata	Tangata	Ta‘ata	Tangata
Inhabitant	Kanaka	Tagata	Tangata
Centipede	Kanapī	Atualoa				Scolopendra subspinipes
Man	Kāne	Tāne	Tagata	Tāne	Tāne
Kava Bowl	Kānoa	Tānoa	Kumete
bark cloth \| Siapo aka tapa	Kapa	Siapo	Ngatu
Canvas	Kapolena	ʻie māfiafia	Lā	ʻie
Sorry	Kaumaha	Faʻanoanoa	Fakamolemole
Child	Keiki	Tamaitiiti
December	Kekemapa	Tesema	Tīsema	Titema	Tihema
White	Keʻokeʻo	Pa‘epa‘e	Hinehina	‘Uo‘uo
September	Kepakemapa	Setema	Sepitema	Tetepa	Hepetema
Ti plant	Kī	Tī	Sī	ʻAutī	Tī pore	Cordyline fruticosa
Drawing	Kiʻi	Tusiata	Fakatātā	Hoho‘a
Orgin	Kinohi	Māfua‘aga	Tupu‘anga
Sugar cane	Kō	Tolo				Saccharum officinarum
Worm	Ko‘e	ʻAnufe	Kelemutu
Earthworm	Ko‘e	ʻAnufe	Kelemutu			Annelid
Coral	Koʻa	ʻAmu	Feo	Toʻa	Kāoa	Anthozoa
Whale	Koholā	iʻamānu	Tofuaʻa	Tohorā	ika moana	Cetacea
Humpback Whale	Koholā	iʻamānu	Tofuaʻa	Tohorā	Paikea	Megaptera novaeangliae
Whale	Koholā	Tafolā	Tofuaʻa	Tohorā	ika moana	Cetacea
Cocoa	Kōkō	Koko	Koko			Cacao
Cacao	Kōkō	Koko	Koko			Cacao
Sāmoan cocoa	Kōkō	Koko Sāmoa	Koko			Cacao
Duck	Koloa	Toloa	Toloa	Moʻorā	Rakiraki	Anatidae
Compass 270° W	Komohana	Sisifo	Hihifo	Raro	Hauāuru	W 270°
West	Komohana	Sisifo	Hihifo	Raro	Hauāuru	W 270°
South West	Kona	Saute i Sisifo	Tokelau Hihifo	Urupā	Tonga mā uru	SW 225°
North East	Koʻolau	Mātū i Sasaʻe	Tokelau Hahake	Haʻapiti		NE 45°
Windward	Koʻolau	Lua
Stand	Kū	Tū	Tuʻu	Tiʻa	Tū
Genealogy	Kū‘auhau	Gafa	Hohoko	‘Aufau fēti‘i	Whakapapa
Lineage	Kū‘auhau	Gafa	Hohoko	‘Aufau fēti‘i	Kāwai
Back	Kua	Tua	Tuʻa	Tua	Tuarā
Wood board - anvil to beat bark cloth \| Siapo aka tapa	Kua Kapa	Tutua	Tutua
Reef	Kuaʻau	Aʻau	Hakau	Aʻau	Ākau
Guava	Kuawa	Kuʻava	Kuava	Tūava	Kuāwa	Psidium guajava
Candlenut	Kukui	Lama	Tuitui	Tiʻaʻiri		Aleurites moluccana
Village	Kūlanakauhale	Nuʻu	Kolo Siʻi	ʻOire	Kāinga
Responsibility	Kuleana	Tiute tau‘ave
Teacher	Kumu	Faiā‘oga	Faiako	‘Orometua ha‘api‘i	Kaiako
Eel (Freshwater)	Kuna	Tuna	Tuna	Puhi pape	Tuna	Anguilla
Freshwater Eel	Kuna	Tuna	Tuna	Puhi pape	Tuna	Anguilla
Ancestor	Kupuna	Tupuga	Tupu‘anga	Tupuna	Tupuna
Grandfather	Kupuna Kāne	Tamā Matua
Grandmother	Kupuna Wahine	Tinā Matua

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