Marshallese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English Alaska, borrowed from Aleut alaxsxaq (that toward which the action of the sea is directed).

Pronunciation edit

  • (phonetic) IPA(key): [ɑlˠɑzʲ(ɛ)ɡɑ], (enunciated) [ɑlˠɑtʲ kɑ]
  • (phonemic) IPA(key): /ɰælˠætʲkæɰ/
  • Bender phonemes: {haļajkah}

Proper noun edit

Aļajka (M.O.D.: Aḷajka)

  1. Alaska

References edit