Nuku'alofa
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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Tongan Nukuʻalofa, from nuku (“abode”) + alofa (“love”). Literally, “abode of love”.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌnuku.əˈloʊfə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -əʊfə
Proper noun
[edit]Nuku'alofa
- The capital city of Tonga, Oceania, on Tongatapu, Tonga archipelago, Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.
Translations
[edit]capital of Tonga
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Afrikaans
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Tongan Nukuʻalofa (literally “abode of love”).
Proper noun
[edit]Nuku'alofa
- Nuku'alofa (the capital city of Tonga)
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “Lys buitelandse geografiese name met afleidings”, in Afrikaanse Woordelys en Spelreëls (in Afrikaans), 11th edition, Cape Town: Pharos, 2017, →ISBN, page 644
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- en:Cities in Tonga
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- af:Cities in Tonga
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