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},
{
"ipa": "[kəˈhu.wə]"
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9
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"Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation",
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},
{
"ipa": "[kəˈhu.wə]"
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],
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}
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"Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Eastern Polynesian",
"Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation",
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