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kelepona
a word from vocabulary
Hawaiian
by
ʻŌiwi Parker Jones
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Word form
kelepona
LWT meaning(s)
the telephone
Comments on word
Also: telepona.
Word source
Pukui & Elbert 1986
Analyzability
unanalyzable
Age
Pukui & Elbert 1986 [30] (1550–1986)
Loanword Information
Borrowed status
1. clearly borrowed
Source words
telephone
'telephone'
English
Effect
Insertion
Salience
Present only since contact
Contact situation
English contact [30]
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