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Language: Nauru

Resources:

•  Ethnologue Information for nau
•  OLAC Information for nau
•  World Atlas of Language Structures Information for nau
•  Steve Trussel's Nauru Site
•  [Suggest a resource]

Change History:

Showing all of 49 entries

• Source: Mark Williams (Word 18) - Simon Greenhill (2015-01-07 05:05:58)
• Source: Mark Williams (Word 18) - Simon Greenhill (2015-01-07 05:05:41)
• Source: Mark Williams (Word 18) - Simon Greenhill (2015-01-07 05:05:24)
• Changed from "barran" (Word 18) - Simon Greenhill (2015-01-07 05:04:29)
• Source: Mark Williams (Word 113) - Simon Greenhill (2015-01-07 05:03:44)
• Changed from "rat imin erȯ" (Word 113) - Simon Greenhill (2015-01-07 05:03:33)
• Changed from "denaŋ" (Word 131) - Simon Greenhill (2015-01-07 05:02:54)
• Source: Mark Williams (Word 168) - Simon Greenhill (2015-01-07 05:00:07)
• Changed from "ibům" (Word 168) - Simon Greenhill (2015-01-07 04:59:55)
• Source: Mark Williams (Word 210) - Simon Greenhill (2015-01-07 04:59:03)
• Changed from "ano", source: (Word 202) - Simon Greenhill (2015-01-07 04:58:25)
• Changed #78645 from "denaŋ", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Russell Gray (2014-10-27 10:41:06)
• Changed from "robar" (Word 96) - Russell Gray (2014-04-17 20:13:16)
• Source: Kalvin Vasques (Word 186) - Simon Greenhill (2011-07-15 21:07:55)
• Source: Kalvin Vasques (Word 186) - Simon Greenhill (2011-07-15 21:07:50)
• Source: Kalvin Vasques (Word 186) - Simon Greenhill (2011-07-15 21:07:39)
• Source: Kalvin Vasques (Word 24) - Simon Greenhill (2011-03-06 22:40:16)
• Changed from "auju" (Word 204) - Simon Greenhill (2010-03-06 05:29:11)
• Changed from "ado" (Word 205) - Simon Greenhill (2010-03-06 05:28:39)
• Changed from "dorop" (Word 65) - Simon Greenhill (2010-03-06 05:26:06)
• Changed from "ȯmwirara" (Word 149) - Simon Greenhill (2010-03-06 05:25:41)
• Source: Nathan 1974 (Word 35) - Simon Greenhill (2010-03-06 05:24:40)
• Source: Nathan 1974 (Word 98) - Simon Greenhill (2010-03-06 05:22:50)
• Source: Nathan 1974 (Word 59) - Simon Greenhill (2010-03-06 05:21:41)
• Source: Nathan 1974 (Word 157) - Simon Greenhill (2010-03-06 05:20:50)
• Source: Nathan 1974 (Word 157) - Simon Greenhill (2010-03-06 05:20:50)
• Source: Nathan 1974 (Word 181) - Simon Greenhill (2010-03-06 05:09:28)
• Source: Nathan 1974 (Word 108) - Simon Greenhill (2010-03-06 05:06:57)
• Changed from "ijen" (Word 14) - Simon Greenhill (2010-03-06 05:05:42)
• Changed from "miow" (Word 22) - Simon Greenhill (2010-03-06 05:04:32)
• Source: Nathan 1974 (Word 12) - Simon Greenhill (2010-03-06 05:01:17)
• Changed #97 from "reret ebe", "", "", "" (Word 97) - Simon Greenhill (2010-03-06 04:59:32)
• Changed #36511 from "duwen", "", "", "" (Word 36511) - Simon Greenhill (2010-03-06 04:59:32)
• Changed #42580 from "e|pe", "", "1?", "" (Word 42580) - Simon Greenhill (2010-03-06 04:59:32)
• Changed #65071 from "auwe", "", "1", "" (Word 65071) - Simon Greenhill (2010-03-06 04:59:32)
• Source: Nathan 1974 (Word 183) - Simon Greenhill (2010-03-06 04:59:23)
• Changed #19375 from "ån", "", "1?", "" (Word 19375) - Simon Greenhill (2010-03-06 04:54:32)
• Changed #26872 from "tsi|mor", "", "1", "" (Word 26872) - Simon Greenhill (2010-03-06 04:54:32)
• Changed #50791 from "åe", "", "1", "" (Word 50791) - Simon Greenhill (2010-03-06 04:54:32)
• Changed #153168 from "aeu", "", "", "" (Word 65535) - Simon Greenhill (2010-03-06 04:54:32)
• Source: Nathan 1974 (Word 55) - Simon Greenhill (2010-03-06 04:54:20)
• Changed from "eimwi" ="correct, true", Source: Mark Williams (Word 3) - Simon Greenhill (2008-11-24 23:40:04)
• Source: Bob Blust (Word 201) - Simon Greenhill (2008-10-23 07:07:13)
• Source: Bob Blust (Word 202) - Simon Greenhill (2008-10-23 07:07:11)
• Source: Bob Blust (Word 203) - Simon Greenhill (2008-10-23 07:07:02)
• Source: Bob Blust (Word 204) - Simon Greenhill (2008-10-23 07:07:01)
• Source: Bob Blust (Word 205) - Simon Greenhill (2008-10-23 07:06:52)
• Source: Bob Blust (Word 206) - Simon Greenhill (2008-10-23 07:06:51)
• Source: Jonathon Kirkby (Word 148) - Simon Greenhill (2008-07-28 01:00:16)

Entries:

ID:	Word:	Item:	Annotation:	Cognacy:	Loan:
1	hand	e-bee	*pani, Nathan 1974; but irregular loss of *n so I've not coded it as part of 27 (Beth)	8
2	left	eda|mauw
3	right	da-marũmw-
4	leg/foot	reren iwin
4	leg/foot	eana
5	to walk	důgidugo
6	road/path	eme|dena
7	to come	tůkȯ		9
7	to come	ȯrre
8	to turn
9	to swim	åw		26
10	dirty	ȯmwarere
11	dust	emaraŋata	[=146]
12	skin	witsin
12	skin	e-wut	(*kulit, Nathan 1974)	1
13	back	erowin
14	belly	ijen	(*tia, Nathan 1974)	1
15	bone	rȯ|n		2?
16	intestines
17	liver	aå|n		1
18	breast	barra-n	chest, bosom, breast
18	breast	itũ	1 sing possessive	1
18	breast	itũm	2 sing possessive	1
18	breast	itin	3 sing possessive	1
19	shoulder	onuquen
20	to know, be knowledgeable	ititsiet
21	to think	jamarar
21	to think	ȯmaran
22	to fear	miow	(*matuku, Nathan 1974)	1
23	blood	e|ra		1
24	head	itub
25	neck	iteren
26	hair	iret-itůb
27	nose	bodin		1, 12
28	to breathe	ȯnano
29	to sniff, smell	waij bon
30	mouth	aanaquan
30	mouth	mwin
31	tooth	imwi		54
32	tongue	eo
33	to laugh	idȯdȯ
34	to cry	eȯŋ		1
34	to cry	iȯŋ		1
35	to vomit	ean-ȯaŋȯ
35	to vomit	ka-mwo-mwuu-da	cause to vomit (*mutaq, Nathan 1974)	1
36	to spit	ura
37	to eat	ȯn		1?
37	to eat	ijeiji
38	to chew	mama		1
39	to cook	tsitsin
40	to drink	eren
40	to drink	nim		1, 59
41	to bite	kamwit
42	to suck
43	ear	ijůŋe|n		1
44	to hear	kaiȯt
45	eye	e|me		1
46	to see	at
47	to yawn
48	to sleep	mijimij		1
49	to lie down
50	to dream	erenimi
50	to dream	mi		1, 37
51	to sit	megeda
52	to stand
53	person/human being	eŋame
54	man/male	e|man		1
55	woman/female	ån		1, 47
55	woman/female	e-een	(*tapine, Nathan 1974)	1, 35
56	child	eoniŋ
57	husband
58	wife	agen
59	mother	inen		1
59	mother	inno-n	(*tina, Nathan 1974)	1
60	father	etȯŋin
61	house	ewak
62	thatch/roof	anim
62	thatch/roof	erenapȯ
63	name	eg		66
64	to say	ůge
65	rope	dorop	Eng.		L
66	to tie up, fasten	oquȯr
67	to sew	jir
68	needle	irȯr
69	to hunt
70	to shoot	gato
71	to stab, pierce
72	to hit	tamwit
72	to hit	ebo ean
73	to steal	aŋan
73	to steal	torere
74	to kill	abi
75	to die, be dead	e|ma		1
76	to live, be alive	tsi|mor	(*maqudi Nathan1973)	1, 76
77	to scratch
78	to cut, hack	eaij
79	stick/wood	edabwike
80	to split
81	sharp	eȯkȯn		14, 68
82	dull, blunt	eko mwin
83	to work	makur
84	to plant	imin ere
85	to choose	ij		1
86	to grow	erȯ
86	to grow	ŋabeda
87	to swell	ȯpwe		9
88	to squeeze	mwat
88	to squeeze	jima
89	to hold	ėgėg
90	to dig	iri		1
91	to buy	erow
91	to buy	tuwab
92	to open, uncover
93	to pound, beat
94	to throw
95	to fall	pudu		15
96	dog	robar	loanword; the first dog on Nauru was called Rover by his European owner		L
97	bird	imin ȯeta
98	egg	epaitdomo
98	egg	pei-n	(*mpou, Nathan 1974)	15
99	feather	ewewet imin ȯeta
100	wing	bet imin ȯeta
101	to fly	ȯeta
101	to fly	eŋam
102	rat	ikumododo
103	meat/flesh	duwen	(*pinsiko, Nathan 1974)	10
104	fat/grease	epat
104	fat/grease	eduweduw
105	tail
106	snake	emwe
107	worm (earthworm)	emwe		10
108	louse	iwi
108	louse	e-wui	(*kutu, Nathan 1974)	1
109	mosquito	demaniner
110	spider	ááreow		6
111	fish	iů		1?
112	rotten	enamwamwae
113	branch	rat imin erȯ	branch of a tree/shrub
113	branch	ran		1
114	leaf	ret emin erȯ
115	root	awaran		2?
116	flower	ekauwe
117	fruit	quat imin erȯ
118	grass	ibůgibůgi
119	earth/soil	eb
119	earth/soil	emwarere
120	stone	e|pe	(*patu, Nathan 1974)	1
121	sand	eraůrȯ
122	water	e|bȯk
123	to flow	goriro
124	sea	ijited		1?
125	salt	ebaratjited
126	lake
127	woods/forest
128	sky	itůga
129	moon	maraman		7
130	star	edetaŋ
131	cloud	weron
131	cloud	denaŋ	'denang' is a Kiribati loanword {te nang} Mark Williams		L
132	fog
133	rain	weron
134	thunder
135	lightning	oitsin
136	wind	eŋin		1
137	to blow	ȯeȯŋ
138	warm	kinijow
138	warm	enemoŋ
139	cold	[egara]mwamwe
140	dry	emȯg
141	wet	riare
142	heavy	eroe
143	fire	åe	(*api Nathan1973)	1
144	to burn	ȯŋ
145	smoke	badedi
145	smoke	tsiw
146	ash	emaraŋata
147	black	etaŋaŋ
148	white	bərəbər	(r is strongly trilled)
149	red	ȯmwirara	(*maiRaq, Nathan 1974)	1
150	yellow	ebabobo
151	green
152	small	oniŋ		39
153	big	ouwak
154	short	ebo
155	long	eraquė
156	thin	gerȯger
157	thick	emei
157	thick	mej	(*matolu, Nathan 1974)	3
157	thick	mej	(*matolu, Nathan 1974)	3
158	narrow	oroeȯ
159	wide	ereab
160	painful, sick	ebaka
160	painful, sick	arak
161	shy, ashamed	mai|ůr		1
162	old	obwe
162	old	enab
163	new	etaimeduw
164	good	omo
165	bad, evil	ebaka
166	correct, true	eimwi
166	correct, true	iduwen
167	night	e|bům
168	day	ibům	= 24 hour day
168	day	aran	daytime	6
169	year	eobweni
170	when?	ijet		1
171	to hide	ewewin
172	to climb	akȯda
173	at
174	in, inside	ian		56
174	in, inside	ean		56
175	above
176	below	ijȯŋ̊
177	this	nune
177	this	bitune
178	that	bita
179	near	eturen
180	far
181	where?	i
181	where?	iŋa
181	where?	ji	(*tei, Nathan 1974)	3
182	I	a		x
182	I	aŋa		12
183	thou	auwe
183	thou	wo	(*koe, Nathan 1974)	1
184	he/she	aita
185	we	adei
185	we	amei		2
186	you	ami|ai		1, 13
186	you	wo
186	you	auwe		28
186	you	ñauwe		28
187	they	ůra		1, 70
188	what?	ekeken
189	who?	ijegen
190	other
191	all	memak
192	and	ma		2
193	if	tsin ia
194	how?	eten
195	no, not	iȯk
195	no, not	deo
196	to count	ȯdů
197	One	a|iquen
198	Two	a|ro		1
199	Three	a|iju		1
200	Four	a|eoq		1
201	Five	aijimeo		1
202	Six	aŋo		1
203	Seven	aeu	(*pitu Nathan1973)	1
204	Eight	auju	(*walu, Nathan 1974)	3
205	Nine	ado	(*nsiwa, Nathan 1974)	5
206	Ten	ata
207	Twenty
208	Fifty
209	One Hundred
210	One Thousand	earanga

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Please cite: Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

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