Nukne

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Marshallese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English New Guinea. The Guinea portion was itself borrowed from Portuguese Guiné.

Pronunciation

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  • (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

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Proper noun

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Nukne

  1. New Guinea

References

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