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fenua volume_up
n. island; country; hometown; birthplace
島;国;郷土;生まれ故郷
Fenua often includes not only the meaning of a geographical and physical island or country, but also the meaning of belonging and the basis of identity. On the other hand, motu simply means a geographical and physical island.
たんに地理的・物理的な島や国という意味だけでなく,日本語の「郷土」のように帰属意識,アイデンティティの拠りどころという意味を含むことが多い.Toku fenua ko Nanumea. 私はナヌメア出身です.(私の島はナヌメアです.)
laumua volume_up
n. capital
首都
fakai volume_up
n. village; town
村;町
pālagi volume_up
adj. 1. foreign, European
1. 外国の,西洋の,欧米の
n. 2. foreign people (especially European)
2. 外国人,ヨーロッパ系白人
Used both as an adjective and as a noun. In a narrow sense, it may refer to European Caucasians and Western products or things, and in a broader sense, it may refer to foreigners and foreign things in general. It may have a so-called "gaijin" nuance.
狭義にヨーロッパ系白人や欧米の物を指す場合もあれば,広義に外国人,外国の物全般を指すこともある.いわゆる「ガイジン」というようなニュアンスをもつこともある.
atufenua
n. island nation, group of islands
島嶼群,群島,諸島
fenua tonu
n. native land, home land
故郷
fenua (land) + tonu (real).
fenua(地)+ tonu(本物の).
Tuvalu volume_up
n. Tuvalu
ツバル
Fīti volume_up
n. Fiji
フィジー
[E] fiji
[英] fiji
Niu Sila volume_up
n. New Zealand
ニュージーランド
[E] New Zealand
[英] New Zealand
Aukilani
n. Auckland
オークランド市
[E] Auckland; New Zealand's largest multicultural city located in the northern part of the North Island. According to 2018 census, 69.4% of Tuvaluan immigrants living in New Zealand live in Auckland region.
[英] Auckland; ニュージーランドの北島北部に位置する同国最大の多文化共生都市.2018年のセンサスによると,ニュージーランドに住むツバル人移民の69.4%がオークランドに住んでいる.
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