Nukne
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Marshallese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English New Guinea. The Guinea portion was itself borrowed from Portuguese Guiné.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (phonetic) IPA(key): [nʲuɡʷ(u)nʲe, nʲuɡʷ(u)nʲɛ], (enunciated) [nʲukʷ nʲe, nʲukʷ nʲɛ]
- (phonemic) IPA(key): /nʲikʷnʲej, nʲikʷnʲɛj/
- Bender phonemes: {nikʷnȩy, nikʷney}
Derived terms
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Nukne