Etymology of the islands Ulijēy and Bilēy
- Kaentwo
- 18. Sept. 2020
- 1 Min. Lesezeit
Both names derive from the language of the original inhabitants of the islands.
Ulijēy comes from “ulij” (fog) + “ēj” (island), while Bilēy means something like “the distant island” (“bìl” meaning “far”), referring to the distance to Ulijēy.
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