Niʻihau

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English[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Niʻihau

  1. (chiefly Hawaii) Alternative spelling of Niihau

Usage notes[edit]

The ʻokina (ʻ) — in standard English typography represented with the straight apostrophe (') — indicates a glottal stop in Hawaiian and Hawaiian English.

Hawaiian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ni.ʔiˈhau̯/, [ni.ʔiˈhɐw], [ni.ʔiˈhɔw] (rapid speech)
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Proper noun[edit]

Niʻihau

  1. Niihau (an island in Hawaii, United States)
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