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

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ni.ʔiˈhau̯/, [ni.ʔiˈhɐw], [ni.ʔiˈhɔw] (rapid speech)

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Proper noun

Niʻihau

Niihau (an island in Hawaii, United States)