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ʻakekeke

/ ʻake.keke / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert,

1. n., Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres 🌐), a winter migrant to Hawaiʻi, occurring in small flocks which rise and wheel together.

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2. vi., To talk loquaciously in a friendly, hospitable manner, bidding a guest to feel at home, make himself comfortable, eat plenty.

3. Reduplication of ʻākeke, cinder.

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