Newai Talking Dictionary

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bata

sibling of same sex (sister to sister, or brother to brother)

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

bata ~ kaka

cousin

Example: [same as brother and sister]

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

iahuk

rat

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

ianpen

night

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

iaran

day

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

imam

good-bye

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

imarim

nakamal

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

janakwamirr

tomorrow

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kaka

sibling of opposite sex (brother to sister, sister to brother)

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kaka-pirawen

mother-in-law

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kakwasia

kakwasia

kingfisher

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kapakiar

2 brothers-in-law

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kapakiar

brother-in-law called by woman

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kapakiar

sister-in-law called by man

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kapasking

stick used to mix kava and water

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kapenkapa

head

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kehap

kehap

bird

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

keriawan

shark

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

klosis

toilet

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kriaim kuwas

nine

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kririm kisisar

eight

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kririm kririm

ten

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kririm kririm kiana

11, eleven

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kririm kririm kisisar

13, thirteen

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kririm kririm kririm

15, fifteen

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kririm kririm kririm kisisar

18, eighteen

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kririm kririm kririm krarru

17, seventeen

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kririm kririm kririm kuwas

19, nineteen

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kririm kririm kuwas

14

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kunu

kunu

canoe

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kuri

kuri

dog

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kuwarun

tooth

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kwaji-nimatang

small wind

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kwankuai-kwarimin

finger

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kwanmirr

kwanmirr

orange (fruit)

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kwarimiam

hand

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kwati-iarman

small boy

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kwati-rao

Small ship tribe

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

majikaraou

worm

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

manarr

leaf

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

matariang

ear

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

naohunu

wasemaot

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

napateknuam

neck

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

napsapesian

pile of goods for exchange (niel)

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

Nawar-ewa

Ikiti area Nawai language

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

negis

cocunut filter for kava

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

nehkwanen

hair

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

nekam

no

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

nekawa

kava

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

nekian

coconut

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

nekuwatana

river

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

neni

goat

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

netar

water taro

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

newiwian

bride price

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

nikak-rin

bone

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

nima-kepe napirian

sleeping house

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

nima-kepe-pito-ha

concrete house

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

nimatang

hurricane

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

nimreim

eye

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

nipka

coconut husk for cleaning kava

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

nita

blood

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

nitep

dowry (price for groom)

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

niuia

niuia

giant taro

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

niwaia

paddle

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

niyeou

yesterday

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

nu

water

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

nuhum

leg

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

nukurum

knee

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

paotete

butterfly

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

penarew ~ iakinatuwan

penarew ~ iakinatuwan

dove

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

pirawan

woman

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

raha

bad

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

rahwan

white

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

rakura

yellow

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

rakuwiyai

cold

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

rao

ship

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

rapan

blue

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

rarkaska

small

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

rarurao-akura

orange

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

rasis

fat

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

rausik

dry

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

rewa

big

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

rewi

new

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

rice

rice

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

rikinai-hama

forest (primary forest, dark bush)

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

riwai-nikawa

chewed kava

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

ruaikamam

ruaikamam

eel

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

ruwa-ia-naiou

good evening / good night

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

ruwa-ia-namsuk

good morning

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

ruwan

prawn

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

ruwha

good

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

siwir

parrot

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

tahik

sea

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

takwar

mountain

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

tamwa-kepe-namaian-nekawa

first chewing of kava ceremony (takes place at same time as first shaving ceremony)

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

tarr

natapoa

Scientific name: Terminalia catapa,
Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

tikinau

bamboo

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

tupa

tupa

crab

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

tupanas

worker (tupanas)

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

yeni

chief’s spokesman (yenni)

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

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Nawai (Neuai) Talking Dictionary produced by Kevin Kausei, Gregory M. Plunkett, K. David Harrison, and Jeremy Fahringer. Botanical consultants Michael J. Balick, Calvin Heiman, and Neal Kelso. (2020) Newai language contributors are credited within the dictionary entries.
The Newai-English Talking Dictionary was made possible by award no. 1555675 from National Science Foundation for “Collaborative Research: Plant, Fungal and Linguistic Diversity of Tafea Province, Vanuatu.” This support is gratefully acknowledged.
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