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ʻuʻina

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. nvi., Sharp report, as crack of a pistol; to crack, snap, crackle, creak (as joints); to make a splashing sound.

  • Examples:
    • ʻUʻina ka puʻu, sound of swallowing.
    • ʻUʻina pōhaku a Kāne, crackling rocks of Kāne [thunder].
    • He ʻuʻina, he nākolo ka wai o Nā-molo-kama (song), the water of Nā-molo-kama makes a splashing and rustling sound.
  • References:

2. n., Glottal stop.

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ʻuʻina

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Glottal stop. Andrews refers to this as a sound such as the gutteral pronunciation break between two vowels.

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