naakoo ee

Tuvaluan

FWOTD – 14 December 2015

Etymology

From Gilbertese nako (“go”) +‎ ee (vocative particle).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.aˈko.o ˈe.e/

Interjection

naakoo ee

1. Said as encouragement before someone attempts to lift a heavy object.

References

• Niko Besnier (2002). "Tuvaluan: A Polynesian Language of the Central Pacific", page 624.