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

  1. New Guinea

References edit