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The approximants become fricatives in "emphatic pronunciation." Nathan (1974) transcribes them as j and w but also remarks that they contrast with the non-syllabic allophones of the high vowels. /w/ can also be heard as a fricative . Depending on stress, /r/ may be a flap or a trill. The precise phonetic nature of /rʲ/ is unknown.
Nauru (/ n ɑː ˈ uː r uː / nah-OO-roo [13] or / ˈ n aʊ r uː / NOW-roo; [14] Nauruan: Naoero), officially the Republic of Nauru (Nauruan: Repubrikin Naoero) and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country in Micronesia, part of the Oceania region in the Central Pacific.
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The Nuer language (Thok Naath, [2] "people's language") is a Nilotic language of the Western Nilotic group. It is spoken by the Nuer people of South Sudan and in western Ethiopia (region of Gambela).
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Nauru Bwiema " (Nauruan pronunciation: [n̪ʌˈuru bˠiˈɛmʲæ]; English: "Nauru, Our Homeland" [1]) is the national anthem of Nauru. The lyrics were written by Margaret Hendrie, with music composed by Laurence Henry Hicks. It was adopted in 1968, upon attaining independence from the mostly Australian-administered UN Trusteeship.
Nauruans were classified into three social classes: temonibes (senior members of senior clans), amenengames (middle class) and the itsios (serf class). [4] While temonibes and amenengames were determined at birth, itsio were usually allocated by being prisoners of war, and were often treated as goods.
The language of Nauru, Dorerin Naoero, is a Micronesian language.English is understood and spoken widely. Education is compulsory from 4 to 16, in all the schools on the island. The University of the South Pacific has a centre in Nauru located in the Aiwo District and offers pre-school teacher education, nutrition and disability studies and will offer the Community Workers Cer