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) Hawaii (an insular state of the United States, formerly a territory) 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