Marshallese

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Etymology

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ri- +‎ jerbal

Pronunciation

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  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [rˠizʲɛrˠ(ʌ)bˠɑlʲ], (enunciated) [rˠi‿zʲɛrˠ pˠɑlʲ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /rˠi-tʲɛrˠpˠælʲ/
  • Bender phonemes: {ri-jerbal}

Noun

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ri-jerbal

  1. a worker
  2. an employee
  3. personnel
  4. a commoner

References

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