Nawōdo

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from Nauruan Naoero.

Pronunciation

• (phonetics) IPA^(key): [nʲɑːwʌrʲɔ], (enunciated) [nʲɑ wʌrʲɔ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /nʲæɰwɛrʲɛw/
• Bender phonemes: {nahwedew}

Proper noun

Nawōdo

1. Nauru (a country and island of Oceania, in the Pacific Ocean)

Derived terms

• ri-Nawōdo

References

• Abo, Takaji; Bender Byron W.; Capelle, Alfred; DeBrum, Tony (2009–), “Nawōdo”, in Marshallese–English Online Dictionary‎^[1]