Where does “ri-Boonpe” come from?

ri-Boonpe (Marshallese) comes from Marshallese Boonpe, from English Ponape, from Japanese ポナペ, from Pohnpeian Pohnpei, from Pohnpeian pohn — upon.

ri-Boonpe (Marshallese): a Pohnpeian; a Ponapean

Definitions

  1. a Pohnpeian; a Ponapean

Ancestry of “ri-Boonpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MarshalleseBoonpe—
2EnglishPonape—
3Japaneseポナペ—
4PohnpeianPohnpei—
5Pohnpeianpohnupon
Every word from Pohnpeian pohn →Every word from Pohnpeian Pohnpei →Every word from Japanese ポナペ →
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