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tuvaluan

/tuːˈvɑluːən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables
tu-val-u-an
IPA
/tuːˈvɑluːən/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person from Tuvalu or of Tuvaluan descent.

adj

Of, from, or pertaining to Tuvalu, the Tuvaluan people or the Tuvaluan language.

name

The Polynesian language mostly spoken in Tuvalu.

Etymology

From Tuvalu + -an.

Inflected Forms

Tuvaluans (plural) more Tuvaluan (comparative) most Tuvaluan (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

Ellicean

Questions

How do you pronounce tuvaluan?
The recorded pronunciation is /tuːˈvɑluːən/.
What does tuvaluan mean?
A person from Tuvalu or of Tuvaluan descent.
Where does tuvaluan come from?
From Tuvalu + -an.

How to pronounce tuvaluan

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