Vanuatu

See also: Vanuatú

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Bislama Vanuatu.

Pronunciation

• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌvænuːˈaːtuː/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /væn.uːˈɑː.tuː/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /vɑ.nuˈɑ.tu/

• Audio (US):

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Proper noun

Vanuatu

2. A country and archipelago in Melanesia in Oceania. Official name: Republic of Vanuatu. Capital and largest city: Port Vila.

Holonyms

• Melanesia

Derived terms

• Vanuatuan
• ni-Vanuatu

Translations

Republic of Vanuatu

• Abkhaz: Вануату (Vanwatʼu)
• Afrikaans: Vanuatu
• Albanian: Vanuatu
• Amharic: ቫኑአቱ (vanuʾätu)
• Arabic: فَانُوَاتُو f (fānuwātū)
• Armenian: Վանուատու (Vanuatu)
• Azerbaijani: Vanuatu (az)
• Belarusian: Вануа́ту f or n (Vanuátu)
• Bengali: ভানুয়াটু (bn) (bhanuẏaṭu)
• Bislama: Vanuatu
• Breton: Vanuatu
• Bulgarian: Вануа́ту n (Vanuátu)
• Burmese: ဗနွားတူ (ba.nwa:tu)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 瓦努阿圖／瓦努阿图 (zh) (Wǎnǔ'ātú)

• Czech: Vanuatu (cs) n
• Danish: Vanuatu (da) n
• Dutch: Vanuatu (nl) n
• Esperanto: Vanuatuo (eo)
• Estonian: Vanuatu (et)
• Faroese: Vanuatu
• Finnish: Vanuatu (fi)
• French: Vanuatu (fr) m
• Georgian: ვანუატუ (vanuaṭu)
• German: Vanuatu (de) n
• Greek: Βανουάτου (el) n (Vanouátou)
• Hawaiian: ʻĀinawohi
• Hebrew: וָנוּאָטוּ f (vanuatu)
• Hindi: वानूआतू (hi) m (vānūātū)
• Indonesian: Vanuatu (id)
• Interlingua: Vanuatu
• Irish: Vanuatú m, Poblacht Vanuatú f
• Italian: Vanuatu m
• Japanese: バヌアツ (ja) (Banuatsu), ヴァヌアツ (ja) (Vanuatsu)
• Kalenjin: Vanuatu
• Kamba: Vanuatu
• Kazakh: Вануату (kk) (Vanuatu)
• Khmer: វ៉ានូអាទូ (vaanuuʼaatuu)
• Kikuyu: Vanuatu
• Korean: 바누아투 (ko) (Banuatu)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: Vanûatû

• Kyrgyz: Вануату (ky) (Vanuatu)
• Lao: ວານູອາຕູ (wā nū ʼā tū)
• Latvian: Vanuatu
• Lithuanian: Vanuatu (lt) f
• Luo: Vanuatu
• Macedonian: Вануа́ту (mk) m (Vanuátu)
• Malay: Vanuatu
• Maltese: Vanuatu
• Maori: Whenuatū
• Meru: Vanuatu
• Mongolian:

  Cyrillic: Вануату (mn) (Vanuatu)

• Navajo: Banoʼáátʼoo
• Norman: Vanuatu
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Vanuatu n

• Pashto: وانواتو (wānwātū)
• Persian: وانواتو (vânuâtu)
• Polish: Vanuatu (pl) n
• Portuguese: Vanuatu (pt) m
• Romanian: Vanuatu (ro) n
• Russian: Вануа́ту (ru) f or n (Vanuátu)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Вануа̀ту m

  Roman: Vanuàtu (sh) m

• Slovak: Vanuatu n
• Slovene: Vanuatu (sl) m
• Spanish: Vanuatu (es) m
• Swahili: Vanuatu (sw)
• Swedish: Vanuatu (sv) n
• Tagalog: Banwatu, Vanuatu
• Tajik: Вануату (Vanuatu)
• Tatar: Вануату (Wanuwatu)
• Thai: วานูอาตู (th) (waa-nuu-aa-dtuu)
• Turkish: Vanuatu (tr)
• Turkmen: Wanuatu
• Ukrainian: Вануа́ту n (Vanuátu)
• Urdu: وانواتو m (vānūātū)
• Uyghur: ۋانۇئاتۇ (wanu'atu)
• Uzbek: Vanuatu (uz)
• Vietnamese: Va-nu-a-tu, Tân Đảo
• Yoruba: Faniatu

See also

• Appendix:Countries of the world

Afrikaans

Proper noun

Vanuatu

1. Vanuatu (a country and archipelago in Melanesia in Oceania)

Related terms

• Vanuatuaan
• Vanuatuaans
• Vanuatuer
• Vanuatus

Bislama

Etymology

From vanua (“land”) (from Proto-Austronesian *banua) + tu (“stand”), likely from Raga.

Proper noun

Vanuatu

1. Vanuatu (a country and archipelago in Melanesia in Oceania)

Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Vanuatu

1. Vanuatu (a country and archipelago in Melanesia in Oceania)

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvanuatu]

Proper noun

Vanuatu n (indeclinable, related adjective vanuatský, demonym Vanuaťan)

1. Vanuatu (a country and archipelago in Melanesia in Oceania)

Further reading

• “Vanuatu”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌvan.ua.ˈtu/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Van‧ua‧tu

Proper noun

Vanuatu n

1. Vanuatu (a country and archipelago in Melanesia in Oceania)

Faroese

Etymology

From Bislama Vanuatu, from Austronesian land (from Proto-Austronesian *banua) + tu (“stand”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /van.uˈɑː.tu/

Proper noun

Vanuatu n

1. Vanuatu (a country and archipelago in Melanesia in Oceania)

Derived terms

• vanuatiskur
• vanuatubúgvi

Fijian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /βa.nu.a.tu/

Proper noun

Vanuatu

1. Vanuatu (a country in Oceania)

Finnish

Etymology

From Bislama Vanuatu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑnuɑtu/, [ˈʋɑ̝nuˌɑ̝t̪u]
• Rhymes: -ɑtu
• Hyphenation^(key): Va‧nua‧tu

Proper noun

Vanuatu

1. Vanuatu (a country and archipelago in Melanesia in Oceania)

Declension

Inflection of Vanuatu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Vanuatu	—
genitive		Vanuatun	—
partitive		Vanuatua	—
illative		Vanuatuun	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Vanuatu	—
accusative	nom.	Vanuatu	—
	gen.	Vanuatun
genitive		Vanuatun	—
partitive		Vanuatua	—
inessive		Vanuatussa	—
elative		Vanuatusta	—
illative		Vanuatuun	—
adessive		Vanuatulla	—
ablative		Vanuatulta	—
allative		Vanuatulle	—
essive		Vanuatuna	—
translative		Vanuatuksi	—
abessive		Vanuatutta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Vanuatu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Vanuatuni — accusative nom. Vanuatuni — gen. Vanuatuni genitive Vanuatuni — partitive Vanuatuani — inessive Vanuatussani — elative Vanuatustani — illative Vanuatuuni — adessive Vanuatullani — ablative Vanuatultani — allative Vanuatulleni — essive Vanuatunani — translative Vanuatukseni — abessive Vanuatuttani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Vanuatusi — accusative nom. Vanuatusi — gen. Vanuatusi genitive Vanuatusi — partitive Vanuatuasi — inessive Vanuatussasi — elative Vanuatustasi — illative Vanuatuusi — adessive Vanuatullasi — ablative Vanuatultasi — allative Vanuatullesi — essive Vanuatunasi — translative Vanuatuksesi — abessive Vanuatuttasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Vanuatumme — accusative nom. Vanuatumme — gen. Vanuatumme genitive Vanuatumme — partitive Vanuatuamme — inessive Vanuatussamme — elative Vanuatustamme — illative Vanuatuumme — adessive Vanuatullamme — ablative Vanuatultamme — allative Vanuatullemme — essive Vanuatunamme — translative Vanuatuksemme — abessive Vanuatuttamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Vanuatunne — accusative nom. Vanuatunne — gen. Vanuatunne genitive Vanuatunne — partitive Vanuatuanne — inessive Vanuatussanne — elative Vanuatustanne — illative Vanuatuunne — adessive Vanuatullanne — ablative Vanuatultanne — allative Vanuatullenne — essive Vanuatunanne — translative Vanuatuksenne — abessive Vanuatuttanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Vanuatunsa — accusative nom. Vanuatunsa — gen. Vanuatunsa genitive Vanuatunsa — partitive Vanuatuaan Vanuatuansa — inessive Vanuatussaan Vanuatussansa — elative Vanuatustaan Vanuatustansa — illative Vanuatuunsa — adessive Vanuatullaan Vanuatullansa — ablative Vanuatultaan Vanuatultansa — allative Vanuatulleen Vanuatullensa — essive Vanuatunaan Vanuatunansa — translative Vanuatukseen Vanuatuksensa — abessive Vanuatuttaan Vanuatuttansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• vanuatulainen

 

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /va.nɥa.ty/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Vanuatu m

1. Vanuatu (a country and archipelago in Melanesia in Oceania)

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vanuˈaːtuː/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Vanuatu n (proper noun, genitive Vanuatus or (optionally with an article) Vanuatu)

1. Vanuatu (a country and archipelago in Melanesia in Oceania)

Declension

Declension of Vanuatu [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Vanuatu
genitive	eines	des	Vanuatus
dative	einem	dem	Vanuatu
accusative	ein	das	Vanuatu

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɒnuɒtu]
• Hyphenation: Va‧nu‧a‧tu
• Rhymes: -tu

Proper noun

Vanuatu

1. Vanuatu (a country and archipelago in Melanesia in Oceania)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	Vanuatu	—
accusative	Vanuatut	—
dative	Vanuatunak	—
instrumental	Vanuatuval	—
causal-final	Vanuatuért	—
translative	Vanuatuvá	—
terminative	Vanuatuig	—
essive-formal	Vanuatuként	—
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	Vanuatuban	—
superessive	Vanuatun	—
adessive	Vanuatunál	—
illative	Vanuatuba	—
sublative	Vanuatura	—
allative	Vanuatuhoz	—
elative	Vanuatuból	—
delative	Vanuaturól	—
ablative	Vanuatutól	—
non-attributive possessive - singular	Vanuatué	—
non-attributive possessive - plural	Vanuatuéi	—

Possessive forms of Vanuatu
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	Vanuatum	—
2nd person sing.	Vanuatud	—
3rd person sing.	Vanuatuja	—
1st person plural	Vanuatunk	—
2nd person plural	Vanuatutok	—
3rd person plural	Vanuatujuk	—

Derived terms

• vanuatui

Italian

Proper noun

Vanuatu m

1. Vanuatu (a country and archipelago in Melanesia in Oceania)

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Vanuatu

1. Vanuatu (a country and archipelago in Melanesia in Oceania)

Related terms

• vanuater, vanuatuer
• vanuatisk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Vanuatu

1. Vanuatu (a country and archipelago in Melanesia in Oceania)

Related terms

• vanuatuar
• vanuatisk, vanuatuisk

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Bislama Vanuatu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /va.nuˈa.tu/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -atu
• Syllabification: Va‧nu‧a‧tu

Proper noun

Vanuatu n (indeclinable, related adjective vanuacki)

1. Vanuatu (a country and archipelago in Melanesia in Oceania)

Derived terms

nouns

• Vanuatczyk
• Vanuatka

 

See also

• (countries of Oceania) kraje Oceanii; Australia, Fidżi, Kiribati, Mikronezja, Nauru, Niue, Nowa Zelandia, Palau, Papua-Nowa Gwinea, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu/Tuwalu, Vanuatu, Wyspy Cooka, Wyspy Marshalla, Wyspy Salomona

Further reading

• Vanuatu in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /va.nu.aˈtu/ [va.nʊ.aˈtu], (faster pronunciation) /va.nwaˈtu/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /va.nwaˈtu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /va.nwaˈtu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ba.nwaˈtu/

• Hyphenation: Va‧nu‧a‧tu

Proper noun

Vanuatu m

1. Vanuatu (a country and archipelago in Melanesia in Oceania)

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Bislama Vanuatu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvanuatu/

Proper noun

Vanuatu n

1. Vanuatu (a country and archipelago in Melanesia in Oceania)

Derived terms

• Vanuatčan m
• Vanuatčanka f
• vanuatský

Further reading

• “Vanuatu”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈnwatu/ [baˈnwa.t̪u]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -atu
• Syllabification: Va‧nua‧tu

Proper noun

Vanuatu ?

1. Vanuatu (a country and archipelago in Melanesia in Oceania)

Derived terms

• vanuatuense

 

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Vanuatu n (genitive Vanuatus)

1. Vanuatu (a country and archipelago in Melanesia in Oceania)

Related terms

• vanuatisk
• vanuatiska
• vanuatuer

Further reading

• Vanuatu in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• Utrikes namnbok (12th ed., 2024)
• Svensk MeSH

Turkish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Vanuatu

1. Vanuatu (a country and archipelago in Melanesia in Oceania)

Declension

declension of Vanuatu

	singular, uncountable (tekil, sayılamaz)
nominative (yalın)	Vanuatu
accusative (belirtme)	Vanuatu'yu
dative (yönelme)	Vanuatu'ya
locative (bulunma)	Vanuatu'da
ablative (çıkma)	Vanuatu'dan
genitive (tamlayan)	Vanuatu'nun

    possessive of Vanuatu

	singular	plural
benim (my)	Vanuatu'm	Vanuatularım / Vanuatu'larım
senin (your)	Vanuatu'n	Vanuatuların / Vanuatu'ların
onun (his/her/its)	Vanuatu'su	Vanuatuları / Vanuatu'ları
bizim (our)	Vanuatu'muz	Vanuatularımız / Vanuatu'larımız
sizin (your)	Vanuatu'nuz	Vanuatularınız / Vanuatu'larınız
onların (their)	Vanuatu'su / Vanuatuları / Vanuatu'ları	Vanuatuları / Vanuatu'ları

Derived terms

• Vanuatulu

See also

• (countries of Oceania) Okyanusya ülkesi; Avustralya, Cook Adaları, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Adaları, Mikronezya, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua Yeni Gine, Samoa, Solomon Adaları, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Yeni Zelanda