Awai

Awai

See also: awai

Marshallese

Alternative forms

  • Awaii

Etymology

    Borrowed from English Hawaii, from Hawaiian Hawaiʻi.

    Pronunciation

    • (phonetics) IPA(key): [ɑwɑːi], (enunciated) [ɑwɑ i]
    • (phonemic) IPA(key): /ɰæwæɰjij/
    • Bender phonemes: {hawahyiy}

    Proper noun

    Awai (person noun ri-Awai)

    1. Hawaii (an insular state of the United States, formerly a territory)
    2. Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands (an archipelago of the Pacific Ocean, between North America and Oceania)

    References

    • Abo, Takaji; Bender Byron W.; Capelle, Alfred; DeBrum, Tony (2009–), “Awai”, in Marshallese–English Online Dictionary‎[1]
    • Nik Willson (2014), Naan‎[2], Majuro, Marshall Islands, page 914
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