ʻAlekelia

Hawaiian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Algeria, ultimately from Arabic اَلْجَزَائِر (al-jazāʔir, “the islands”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔa.le.keˈli.a/, [ʔə.le.keˈli.jə]

Proper noun

ʻAlekelia

  1. Algeria (a country in North Africa)

Noun

ʻAlekelia

  1. Algerian (native or inhabitant of Algeria)

References

  • Kepano, editor (2020), “ʻAlekelia”, in Kepano's Combined Hawaiian Dictionary
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