Niʻihau

English edit

Proper noun edit

Niʻihau

(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

Niihau (an island in Hawaii, United States)