Loan Words from English
100 Entries
Tuvaluan
日本語/English
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pulisimani volume_up
n. police officer
名 警察官
[LE] policeman
[英] policeman
pūsi
n. cat
名 猫
[LE] pussy
[英] pussy. [参] pūhi.
saisi
n. size
名 サイズ
[E] size
[英] size
sake
n. sack
名 袋
[LE] sack, [cf. taga]
[英]　sack，[参] taga
sameni volume_up
n. cement
名 セメント
[LE] cement
[英] cement
saute
n. South
名 南，南方
te feitu ki saute: southern, toward the south.
te feitu ki saute：南の，南方の，南の方へ．[英] south．
sekone volume_up
n. second
名 秒
[LE] second
[英] second
Setema volume_up
n. September
名 9月
[LE] September
[英] September
sikaleti
n. cigarette
名 タバコ
[LE] cigarette
[英] cigarette，[参] sului，tufaga
sikuea
n. square
名 四角
[英] square．[参] fātāfā, fakatāfā, feitūfā．
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