Pasefika Hawaiʻian Dictionary: ʻŌʻō

ʻŌʻō in Hawaiʻian language is Stick (Digging/Planting) in English language.


Stick (Digging/Planting) in English language is known as:



ʻŌʻō (Digging Stick) - noun

ʻŌʻō (phonetic: / oh-oh / | ipa:/ ˈoʊːʔoʊː / | symbols: / ˈō-ˌō / )

ʻŌʻō is a word in Hawaiʻian language used to identify a digging or planting stick.


“ʻŌʻō” in Hawaiʻian language is translated to “ʻOso” in Sāmoan language to meaning digging or planting stick.

ʻoso (digging or planting stick) freehand drawing by Jon Apisa

Jon Apisa. ʻoso (digging or planting stick) freehand drawing. 2023. colored pencil on paper, 8.8" x 5.5" (22.4cm x 14cm).

ʻoso (digging or planting stick) freehand drawing by Jon Apisa


Hawaiʻian to English Dictionary





English to Polynesian Dictionary



Hawaiʻian to English Dictionary



Tongan to English Dictionary



Tahitian to English Dictionary



Māori to English Dictionary





The Pasefika Polynesian dictionary is project of Jon Apisa intended as a comparative dictionary to view similarities, differences and cognate relationships of words in multiple Polynesian languages.