Does Obama have his own Version of the Hawaiin Language??

As per the story Below Obama Refers to his grandmother as Toot *His own Version of what is Stated as the Hawaiin word Tutu  **Supposed word translates to grandparent!!

Think Again Obama!!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/ynews_p... />
there is a glaring mistake that anyone can verify by going to an online translating service

http://www.hawaiidrive-o.com/hawaiidi... />
the Translation for Grandparent in Hawaii is NOT Tutu

it is

kupuna

P.S.

Grandmother is 

kupunawahine

Where on earth did Obama think Tutu means grandparent??

here is something of interest

Kenya has over 20 different languages

http://www.ethnologue.com/show_countr...

So there is a slime Chance Tutu might mean grandparent in another language and Obama confused the Hawaiin Language to Kenya or another country of origin but a quick search of some of those languages did not get me any closer to the origins of Tutu

unless we are talking Ballet!!!

I picked this up off the web.  My daughter lived in Hawaii and speaks Hawaiian.  I'll check with her... 

Answer
Aloha,
In Hawaii  families are so complex that often people will refer to family members as grandfather or grandmother or Auntie even though they might not be their biological relative.
An older relative will often be called tutu even if it is the sister of a parent for example.
Tutu is a gentle way of calling an older person, mostly a woman.
The official name is:
tutukane = grandfather
tutuwahine = grandmother

Hope this helps!
Malia  

could that be maybe the Samoin translation..being that Samoa is a large population in Hawaii though!!

My Sister Lived in Laie Hawaii for 8 years i will ask her tomorrow what her understanding is and her husband is native to hawaii so will have to see what he thinks..

Aloha hoaloha