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Ko Phi Phi
This
name is derived from Malay and the original was
Pulau Pi ah Pi, where in
pulau is the Malay word
for island, and pi, pronounced with only a half
p sound, was very close in pronunciation to the
English word be; the ah was eventually dropped,
so the name was said something like Bi Bi. Later
the P was pronounced with a stronger aspiration
and the name became the Pi Pi we know today (the
h with which it is usually spelled is confusing
and superfluous). The name refers to the
mangroves found there. There are six islands in
the group – Phi Phi Don, Phi Phi Ley, Biddah
Nok, Biddah Nai, Yung, and Pai. Their total area
is about 35 square kilometres. They were
incorporated into the national park in 1983.
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