Etymology

Compound of Yapäna ‎(“of Japan”), genitive singular of Yapän ‎(“Japan”) + pük ‎(“language”) (morpheme structure: Yapän ‎(“Japan”) (bound morpheme Yap ‎(“Japan”) + -än ‎(“land / country”)) + -a ‎(“genitive morpheme”) + pük ‎(“language”) = Yapänapük (Japan's language))

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ja.pɛ.na.ˈpyk]

• Hyphenation: Ya‧pä‧na‧pük