Hiu 09
Hiu or HIU may refer to: * Hiw Island, or Hiu, in Vanuatu ** Hiw language, or Hiu, spoken on Hiu Island * Hiu Station, in Sasebo City, Nagasaki, Japan * Helmholtz Institute Ulm, in Germany * Hope International University Hope International University is a private Christian university in Fullerton, California. It enrolls around 1,140 students. While Hope is non-denominational, it has strong ties to the Restoration Movement and the Christian churches and churche ...

Hiw Island
Hiw (sometimes spelled ''Hiu'') is the northernmost island in Vanuatu, located in Torba Province. Name The island's name ''Hiw'' is taken from the local Hiw language; it is known as ''Hiu'' in neighboring Lo-Toga. Etymologically, these forms reflect Proto-Torres-Banks *''siwo'', from Proto-Oceanic *''sipo'' “(go) down”, understood here in its geocentric sense of “located northwest”. Geography Hiw is the largest island in the Torres Islands in Torba Province. It is situated east of the Torres Trench, south of Vanikoro in the Solomon Islands. It has an area of . The highest point is Mount Wonvara (. Hiw's climate is humid tropical. The average annual rainfall is about 4000 mm. The island is subject to frequent cyclones and earthquakes. ''Vewoag Point'' (locally called ''Ngrë Twome''), the northern cape of Hiw, is the northernmost point of land of Vanuatu. of Hiw is a submerged coral reef, ''Ngwey Gakwe'' (formerly ''Recif Giraudeau''), over which the waves br ...
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Hiw Language
Hiw (sometimes spelled ''Hiu'') is an Oceanic language spoken on the island of Hiw, in the Torres Islands of Vanuatu. With about 280 speakers, Hiw is considered endangered. Hiw is distinct from Lo-Toga, the other language of the Torres group. All Hiw speakers are bilingual in Bislama, and most also speak Lo-Toga. Name The language is named after the island. Phonology Vowels Hiw has 9 phonemic vowels. These are all short monophthongs : François (2021). The three central vowels are all rounded. becomes a glide whenever it's followed by another vowel. The high back rounded vowel occurs, but only as an allophone of and after labio-velar consonants. always becomes after a labio-velar, while only becomes in pre-tonic syllables, and then only optionally. Consonants Hiw has 14 consonants. All plosives are voiceless. Hiw is the only Austronesian language whose consonant inventory includes a prestopped velar lateral approximant ; this complex segment is Hiw's only ...
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Hiu Station
is a railway station in Hiu Town, Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Sasebo Line. Lines The station is served by the Sasebo Line and is located 45.5 km from the starting point of the line at . Besides the Sasebo Line local services, the JR Kyushu Rapid ''Seaside Liner'' also stops at the station. In addition, although is the official starting point of the Ōmura Line, most of its local services run on to terminate at using the Sasebo Line track. Station layout The station, which is unstaffed, consists of an island platform serving two tracks with a siding. A simple shelter is provided at the station as a waiting room. Another shelter is provided on the platform, together with an automatic ticket vending machine. file:Hiu Station 3.JPG, A bamboo plaque which asserts that the station is the 2nd westernmost railway station in Japan. file:Hiu Station 2.JPG, A view of the platform and tracks. The siding can be seen to the far left. ...
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Helmholtz Institute Ulm
The Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) carries out research and development in the area of concepts for electrochemical batteries. Foundation The institute was established in January 2011 as “National Center of Excellence” for application-oriented fundamental research in the area of batteries. Being part of the Helmholtz Association, it was jointly founded by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), University of Ulm, and two more associated partners, the DLR German Aerospace Center, Stuttgart, which is also member of the Helmholtz Association, and the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW), Ulm. The Helmholtz Institute Ulm is supported by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). The new institute building, which was inaugurated in October 2014, is located on the campus of University of Ulm Ulm University (german: Universität Ulm) is a public university in Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The university was founded in 1967 and focuses o ...
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