Comment on Nauru officially changes name to Naoero
Zagorath@aussie.zone 1 week agowith a rolled r
If you’re being super strict, that’s technically what /r/ means. But in practice, it tends to just get used to mean “your rhotic consonant”. That’s why you’ll note the same symbol is used for that part of the word in both English pronunciations and the Nauruan* pronunciation.
* do we need to update the spelling of the demonym?