Nukne
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