See peʻa on Wiktionary
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"ipa": "/ˈpe.ʔa/"
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"Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
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"bat (flying mammal)"
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},
{
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"ipa": "/ˈpe.ʔa/"
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{
"ipa": "[ˈpɛ.ʔə]"
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