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Subject:	Re: How is Kiana pronounced?
Author:	Cleveland Kent Evans (Authenticated as clevelandkentevans)
Date:	June 4, 2006 at 1:23:45 PM
Reply to:	How is Kiana pronounced? by Ylva

The "transliterations" of "English" names into Hawaiian ones don't necessarily preserve the vowel sounds of the original names. The pronunciation of Kiana in Hawaiian would be "kee-ah-nah". To get "Kye-ana" in Hawaiian I believe you'd have to use the spelling Kaiana.

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Messages in this thread:

How is Kiana pronounced? - Ylva Jun 3 2006, 5:45:21 PM
- Thank you all, Kee-AH-nah then - Ylva Jun 5 2006, 4:12:14 AM
- Re: How is Kiana pronounced? - Jenna Jun 4 2006, 3:40:20 PM
- Re: How is Kiana pronounced? - Cleveland Kent Evans Jun 4 2006, 1:23:45 PM
  - Re: How is Kiana pronounced? - Jenna Jun 4 2006, 3:41:55 PM
    - Thank you! (nt) - Cleveland Kent Evans Jun 5 2006, 11:41:44 AM
- kee-AHN-ah is how I'd heard it pronounced, but - Seiele Jun 4 2006, 12:40:35 AM
- I think it's kee-ah-nah. Not sure on stress, sorry. nt - Miranda Jun 3 2006, 6:46:12 PM

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