tuvaluan
Britishadjective
noun
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a native or inhabitant of Tuvalu
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the Austronesian language of Tuvalu
Example Sentences
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It is called the Falepili Union, he said, and is based on the Tuvaluan word for the traditional values of good neighborliness, care and mutual respect.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 9, 2023
Tuvaluan officials have called upon the UN and spoken at multiple COP summits, pleading for a reduction in fossil fuel use and aid for the countries that bear the brunt of their effects.
From Salon • Dec. 3, 2022
Those two starchy staples of Tuvaluan cuisine are grown in pits dug underground.
From New York Times • Aug. 13, 2021
To capture the sounds native to the movie’s setting, they recruited Opetaia Foai, leader of the group Te Vaka, who was born in Samoa to a Tokelauan father and a Tuvaluan mother.
From Time • Sep. 1, 2016
Ms Raymond, who has Maori, Tuvaluan and Samoan heritage, was wearing a Tuvalu floral headdress.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2013
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