Ebeje

German Etymology de mh Ebeje, the older orthographic spelling of mh Epjā. Pronunciation de Proper noun de proper noun de archaic de the most populous <<island>> of <<atoll:suf/Kwajalein>>, <<c/Marshall Islands>> Ebeye de Ebeye Usage notes de Ebeje is the historic German name of en Ebeye, dating from the island's administration under German New Guinea. The modern German name is de Ebeye, after the English name which itself originated from the older German name. Descendants 1 en Ebeye Marshallese Alternative forms mh Epjā new orthography Pronunciation yepjay Proper noun proper noun mh the most populous <<island>> of <<atoll:suf/Kwajalein>>, <<c/Marshall Islands>> Ebeye Usage notes The form mh Epjā, previously spelt mh Ebeje in the old orthography, is the traditional and official name of en Ebeye. The form mh Ibae is the most common local name, borrowed from English. This distinction is historical; most Marshallese residents of Ebeye today are not indigenous to this particular island, but are descended from refugees who were resettled by the United States government because of the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll. The islanders were introduced to the island through its English name rather than through the Marshallese name it already had. Since the English name was already derived obliquely from mh Epjā through a sight pronunciation of a misspelling of its German form de Ebeje, this made mh Ibae a twice-borrowed term in Marshallese. Synonyms mh Ibae Descendants 1 de Ebeje 1 ja エビゼ Ebize References LocK.htm#Kuwajleen