Nukne

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English New Guinea. The Guinea portion was itself borrowed from Portuguese Guiné.

Pronunciation

• (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

• ri-Nukne

Proper noun

Nukne

1. New Guinea

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary