Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

niuean

/ˈnjuːeɪən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables: ni-uean
IPA: /ˈnjuːeɪən/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person from Niue or of Niuean descent.

name

A Malayo-Polynesian language spoken mainly in Niue.

adj

Of, from, or pertaining to Niue, the Niuean people or their Polynesian language.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Niue Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Niuean From Niue + -an.

Inflected Forms

Niueans (plural)

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Niuean terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Niuean terms

Questions

How do you pronounce niuean?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnjuːeɪən/.
What does niuean mean?: A person from Niue or of Niuean descent.
Where does niuean come from?: Etymology tree English Niue Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Niuean From Niue + -an.

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