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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Humuhumunukunukuapuaa #82244 09/29/2002 1:37 PM Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 261 London/Prague bonzaialsatian enthusiast bonzaialsatian enthusiast Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 261 London/Prague What IS this word?! Is it English? I found it in a dictionary of wordplay as an example of a word where there are vowels every other letter, but I'm pretty sure it's a real word. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Humuhumunukunukuapuaa #82245 09/29/2002 1:45 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 vowels every other letter And then some Well, not really, depending on what you mean by every other letter. Humuhumunukunukuapuaa As for what it means, YCLIU http://education.scd.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entries/46/h0324650.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Humuhumunukunukuapuaa #82246 09/29/2002 1:52 PM Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 261 London/Prague bonzaialsatian enthusiast bonzaialsatian enthusiast Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 261 London/Prague Ah ha! Thanks! vowels every other letter: I think it meant regardless of any extra vowels in between. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Humuhumunukunukuapuaa #82247 09/29/2002 3:22 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA wow Carpal Tunnel wow Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA The humuhumunukunukuapuaa was, for awhile, the state fish of Hawaii, but after the enabling legislation ran out the state legislature failed to renew it so the fish was sunk. who-moo-/who-moo-/new-koo/-new-koo/-ahhh-poo/-ahhh-/ahhhh! There is a glottal stop between the last ywo a'a s! It's very pretty too! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Humuhumunukunukuapuaa #82248 09/30/2002 5:02 AM Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 15 Kansas City Littljoe stranger Littljoe stranger Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 15 Kansas City I learned about this fish a few years ago when my kids read about it in "Ranger Rick" magazine. It is pretty! My understanding is that the name means "colors all mixed up" or something similar. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Humuhumunukunukuapuaa #82249 09/30/2002 2:25 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass I always wondered why such a big name for such a small fish.. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Humuhumunukunukuapuaa #82250 09/30/2002 2:38 PM Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK dxb Pooh-Bah dxb Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK I guess it needed something to make it feel big out there among all those predators. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Humuhumunukunukuapuaa #82251 09/30/2002 3:44 PM Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 261 London/Prague bonzaialsatian enthusiast bonzaialsatian enthusiast Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 261 London/Prague Yep, after all, they say the pen is mightier than the sword... I guess there could be some obscure link there! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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