tuvalu

See also: Tuvalu

Finnish

Etymology

< Tuvalu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuʋɑlu/, [ˈt̪uʋɑ̝lu]
• Rhymes: -uʋɑlu
• Syllabification^(key): tu‧va‧lu

Noun

tuvalu

1. Tuvaluan (language)

Declension

Inflection of tuvalu (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative		tuvalu	—
genitive		tuvalun	—
partitive		tuvalua	—
illative		tuvaluun	—
		singular	plural
nominative		tuvalu	—
accusative	nom.	tuvalu	—
	gen.	tuvalun
genitive		tuvalun	—
partitive		tuvalua	—
inessive		tuvalussa	—
elative		tuvalusta	—
illative		tuvaluun	—
adessive		tuvalulla	—
ablative		tuvalulta	—
allative		tuvalulle	—
essive		tuvaluna	—
translative		tuvaluksi	—
abessive		tuvalutta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tuvalu (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tuvaluni — accusative nom. tuvaluni — gen. tuvaluni genitive tuvaluni — partitive tuvaluani — inessive tuvalussani — elative tuvalustani — illative tuvaluuni — adessive tuvalullani — ablative tuvalultani — allative tuvalulleni — essive tuvalunani — translative tuvalukseni — abessive tuvaluttani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tuvalusi — accusative nom. tuvalusi — gen. tuvalusi genitive tuvalusi — partitive tuvaluasi — inessive tuvalussasi — elative tuvalustasi — illative tuvaluusi — adessive tuvalullasi — ablative tuvalultasi — allative tuvalullesi — essive tuvalunasi — translative tuvaluksesi — abessive tuvaluttasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tuvalumme — accusative nom. tuvalumme — gen. tuvalumme genitive tuvalumme — partitive tuvaluamme — inessive tuvalussamme — elative tuvalustamme — illative tuvaluumme — adessive tuvalullamme — ablative tuvalultamme — allative tuvalullemme — essive tuvalunamme — translative tuvaluksemme — abessive tuvaluttamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tuvalunne — accusative nom. tuvalunne — gen. tuvalunne genitive tuvalunne — partitive tuvaluanne — inessive tuvalussanne — elative tuvalustanne — illative tuvaluunne — adessive tuvalullanne — ablative tuvalultanne — allative tuvalullenne — essive tuvalunanne — translative tuvaluksenne — abessive tuvaluttanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative tuvalunsa — accusative nom. tuvalunsa — gen. tuvalunsa genitive tuvalunsa — partitive tuvaluaan tuvaluansa — inessive tuvalussaan tuvalussansa — elative tuvalustaan tuvalustansa — illative tuvaluunsa — adessive tuvalullaan tuvalullansa — ablative tuvalultaan tuvalultansa — allative tuvalulleen tuvalullensa — essive tuvalunaan tuvalunansa — translative tuvalukseen tuvaluksensa — abessive tuvaluttaan tuvaluttansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Synonyms

• tuvalun kieli

Derived terms

• tuvalunkielinen (expressed in Tuvaluan, being Tuvaluan-speaking)