VOCAB GROUP: OLI text

1. composer

   someone who writes a song or a poem

2. contemporary

   modern

3. entourage

   group of attendants

4. hoʻokupu

   gift or offering given freely as an expression of gratitude, respect, and aloha

5. mele

   song or poetry

6. mele inoa

   mele for the name of an aliʻi or a favorite person

7. mele aloha

   mele showing aloha for someone or something

8. mele kanikau

   mele for someone who has passed away

9. uttered

   said

10. uvula

    the soft pink tissue that hangs down from the roof of the mouth just above the throat

11. vibrato

    slight variation in pitch while chanting, singing, or playing musical instruments.