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Unwritten Literature of Hawaii

Note 432 — XXXII.—THE HULA ILÍO

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Footnote 432: (return) A ao aku oe, aoa ... This indicated the dog’s assent. Puapua-lenalena understood what was said to him, but could make no reply in human speech. When a question was put to him, if he wished to make a negative answer, he would keep silent; but if he wished to express assent to a proposition, he barked and frisked about.

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