ninaninau

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Hawaiian

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Etymology

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Reduplication of nīnau (to ask)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌni.na.niˈnau̯/, [ˌni.nə.niˈnɐw], [ˌni.nə.niˈnɔw] (rapid speech)

Verb

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ninaninau

  1. to interrogate, ask questions repeatedly
  2. for many people to ask questions

References

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  • Elbert, Samuel H., Pukui, Mary Kawena (1979) Hawaiian Grammar, Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, page 66