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語源

From Tuvaluan Tuuvalu (literally “eight standing together”) in reference to the eight inhabited islands of Tuvalu, although Tuvalu consists of nine islands. The ninth island, Niulakita, was inhabited in 1949. Compare to Proto-Austronesian *walu (“eight”).

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌtuːvəˈluː/, /tuːˈvɑː.luː/, /ˈtuː.və.luː/
• (General American) IPA: /tuˈvɑ.lu/, /ˈtu.və.lu/
• (General Australian) IPA: /tʉːˈvɐːlʉː/
• 韻: -uː

固有名詞

Tuvalu

1. A country and archipelago of Polynesia in Oceania. Capital and largest city: Funafuti.
   • 2024 March 22, Emma Bubola, “The A.I. Boom Makes Millions for an Unlikely Industry Player: Anguilla”, in The New York Times‎:

     Tuvalu, a string of islands northwest of Australia, sold the rights to its suffix, “.tv,” to a Canadian entrepreneur for $50 million, and used the money to put electricity on the outer islands, create scholarships and finance the process to join the United Nations.

派生語

• Tuvaluan

参考

• Appendix:Countries of the world

• Funafuti

アナグラム

• Tuluva