Marshallese
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See also: marshallese
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Marshall (“Marshall Islands”) + -ese.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -iːz
Adjective
[edit]Marshallese (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language.
Translations
[edit]of or pertaining to the Marshall Islands, its people, or its language
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Proper noun
[edit]Marshallese
- The Austronesian language of the Marshall Islands.
Translations
[edit]language
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Noun
[edit]Marshallese (countable and uncountable, plural Marshallese)
- (chiefly in the plural) An inhabitant of the Marshall Islands.
Usage notes
[edit]As with other terms for people formed with -ese, the countable singular noun in reference to a person (as in "I am a Marshallese", "writing about Marshallese cuisine as a Marshallese") is uncommon and often taken as incorrect. In its place, the adjective is used, by itself (as in "I am Marshallese") or before a noun like person, man, or woman ("writing about Marshallese cuisine as a Marshallese person"). See also -ish, which is similarly only used primarily as an adjective or as a plural noun.
Translations
[edit]inhabitant
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See also
[edit]- ISO 639-1 code mh, ISO 639-3 code mah (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Marshallese, mah
Further reading
[edit]- Marshallese language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Categories:
- English terms suffixed with -ese
- Rhymes:English/iːz
- Rhymes:English/iːz/3 syllables
- English lemmas
- English adjectives
- English uncomparable adjectives
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- English indeclinable nouns
- en:Languages
- en:Demonyms
- en:Marshall Islands
- en:Nationalities