olu ___

very ___

Olu __ means ‘very __’. You can use it to modify any quality, e.g. ‘very good’, ‘very thick’, ‘very soft’, etc….

Pronunciation

• Olu sounds like AW-loo.  In fast speech you can say it also like UH-loo.
• Some elders pronounce it ólew, with a slightly different quality to the last vowel.

Audio: Rosaleen George

Examples

Here are some examples of how you can use olu:

• olu éy – very good
• olu plhá:t – very thick
• olu líqw’em – very soft

Related words

Related words for very  include: òl, we’ól, and ólwe.   These have a similar meaning, but are not as common as olu.