Niʻihau

English

Proper noun

Niʻihau

(chiefly Hawaii) Alternative spelling of Niihau

Usage notes

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

Hawaiian

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ni.ʔiˈhaw/, [niʔiˈhɐw]

(rapid speech) IPA^(key): [niʔiˈhɔw]

Proper noun

Niʻihau

Niihau

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