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A Huaorani village in Ecuador. The Waorani, Waodani, or Huaorani, also known as the Waos, are an Indigenous people from the Amazonian Region of Ecuador (Napo, Orellana, and Pastaza Provinces) who have marked differences from other ethnic groups from Ecuador.
The larger island (on the left when looking from Lanikai) is referred to as Moku Nui and the smaller is Moku Iki, which translates literally to big island and small island. Some Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners note that there was likely a non-generic name given to the islands that have since been lost because neither Moku Nui nor Moku ...
The American missionaries who developed written Hawaiian during the 1820s found that a [t] reflex was common at the Kauaʻi (Tauaʻi) end of the island chain, and a [k] reflex at the Big Island (island of Hawaiʻi) end. They decided to use k rather than t to represent this phoneme.
There is a large cave on the northwest side of the island called Kahalauaola (Shark Cave). [2] The United States Census Bureau defines Kaʻula as Census Tract 411 of Kauaʻi County, Hawaiʻi. The 2000 census showed that the uninhabited island had a land area of 158.2 acres (0.640 km 2; 0.2472 sq mi). [3] Because of erosion, the island is slowly ...
Kohala (Hawaiian pronunciation:) is the name of the northwest peninsula of the island of Hawaiʻi in the Hawaiian Archipelago. In ancient Hawaii it was often ruled by an independent High Chief called the Aliʻi Nui. In modern times it is divided into two districts of Hawaii County: North Kohala and South Kohala.
Most of the world’s top corporations have simple names. Steve Jobs named Apple while on a fruitarian diet, and found the name "fun, spirited and not intimidating." Plus, it came before Atari in ...
Ever wonder how to pronounce Bois Blanc, Dowagiac, Sault Ste. Marie or even Mackinac? Here's the proper pronunications for 50 Michigan names.
Kaʻū is the southernmost and largest district (922 sq. miles or 2,388 km 2) [1] of Hawaii County, Hawaii, located on the island of Hawaiʻi. Kaʻū was one of the six original districts of ancient Hawaii on the island, known as moku. [2]