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A Native Hawaiian Poetic Term written in the Native Hawaiian Grammar (Adjective-Noun). In English you say "Big Car". The word Big="Nui"; Car="Ka'a". So its spoken as Ka'a Nui, or literally "Car Big" The Hawaiian Language was a very Indirect Language For example, someone talking in normal [conversation] or in song may refer to the "Wind" as meaning a gentle touch from a lover; "beautiful flower" may be a [beautiful person] or lover, "Rain" as passion, love making, or sorrow. Speaking directly was considered vulgar & lewd. People often confuse Pua Nani with Punani. Pua Nani means pretty flower, Pua=Flower; Nani=Pretty. Pua Nani is almost always used to refery to a lover, and would not be used for vagina. The Hawaiian Conch Shell or "Pū" has a bright pink inner fold area which resembles the Vulva. Pū Nani is literally "Conch Pretty", in English as "Pretty Conch". The age of its usage is a point of debate. Most Native Hawaiian scholars do not believe it was used in Ancient Hawaiian Culture to refer directly to the Vagina, as that was still too direct & vulgar, in conflict with how [communication] was done. Punani was brought into use after [first Contact] with Europeans, who would also not have spoken in direct reference to a females vulva, and so was likely first brought into use in the fairly recent past.
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