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メラネシア人 (メラネシアじん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

メラネシア人じん

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Meanings

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noun

Melanesian (person/people)

Refers to a person or people from Melanesia. Can be used for both singular and plural contexts.

彼かれはメラネシア人じんで、フィジー出しゅっ身しんです。
He is Melanesian, from Fiji.
メラネシア人じんは太たい平へい洋ようの島しま々じまに住すんでいます。
Melanesians live on the islands of the Pacific.

Kanji

人person

Similar words

メラネシア
メラネシア is the region name (Melanesia), while メラネシア人 refers to the people from that region.

Etymology

Compound of メラネシア (Melanesia) and 人 (じん, 'person'). The region name derives from Greek 'melas' (black) and 'nesos' (island), referring to the dark-skinned inhabitants of the islands.