iaļ

Marshallese

Alternative forms

• (Rālik) iiaļ

Etymology

From Proto-Micronesian *ala, from Proto-Oceanic *salan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zalan, from Proto-Austronesian *zalan.

Pronunciation

• (Rālik) IPA^(key): [iːɑlˠ], (enunciated) [i ɛ̯ɑlˠ]

• (Ratak) IPA^(key): [i̯ɑlˠ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /jijælˠ/
• Bender phonemes: {yiyaļ}

Noun

iaļ (M.O.D.: iaḷ)

1. road; path; way
2. street

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary