ʻAkikiki

Meaning

Kauai Creeper, a small forest bird, though not a seabird, represents endemic Hawaiian avifauna.

Example sentences

• Ua lohe au i ke mele wikiwiki o ka manu ʻakikiki ma ka ulu lāʻau.

  I heard the swift song of the ʻakikiki bird in the forest.

• Hoʻomaikaʻi ʻia ka ʻakikiki no kona nani a me kona leo mele.

  The ʻakikiki is praised for its beauty and its singing voice.

• Nui ke aloha no ka ʻakikiki, he manu kūʻokoʻa ia no Hawaiʻi.

  There is much love for the ʻakikiki, as it is a unique bird to Hawaiʻi.

About this word

“ʻAkikiki” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Kauai Creeper, a small forest bird, though not a seabird, represents endemic Hawaiian avifauna. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Sea. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.