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Talking Dictionary™

version 7.2020

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The Newai Talking Dictionary currently has 180 entries, with 173 audio files and 20 images.
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kakwasia [+]

   kingfisher

Dialect: Nawar-ewa

Speaker: Kevin Kausei

kehap [+]

   bird

Dialect: Nawar-ewa

Speaker: Kevin Kausei


Semantic domains:

  • bird
kunu [+]

   canoe

Dialect: Nawar-ewa

Speaker: Kevin Kausei


Semantic domains:

  • navigation
  • botany
kuri [+]

   dog

Dialect: Nawar-ewa

Speaker: Kevin Kausei


Semantic domains:

  • mammal
kuwarei [+]

   kumala (sweet potato)

Dialect: Nawar-ewa

Speaker: Kevin Kausei


Semantic domains:

  • foodways
  • botany
kwan [+]

   shell

Dialect: Nawar-ewa

Speaker: Kevin Kausei


Semantic domains:

  • crustacean
kwanmirr [+]

   orange (fruit)

Dialect: Nawar-ewa

Speaker: Kevin Kausei


Semantic domains:

  • botany
  • foodways
kwati-iawhu [+]

   nangai

Scientific name: Canarium indicum

Dialect: Nawar-ewa

Speaker: Kevin Kausei

makwa [+]

   moon

Dialect: Nawar-ewa

Speaker: Kevin Kausei


Semantic domains:

  • astronomy
  • weather
man [+]

   chicken

Dialect: Nawar-ewa

Speaker: Kevin Kausei


Semantic domains:

  • bird
nakus [+]

   rope

Dialect: Nawar-ewa

Speaker: Kevin Kausei


Semantic domains:

  • botany
  • architecture
nap [+]

   fire

Dialect: Nawar-ewa

Speaker: Kevin Kausei


Semantic domains:

  • daylight
  • ritual
  • foodways
nima-tana [+]

   cyclone house

Dialect: Nawar-ewa

Speaker: Kevin Kausei


Semantic domains:

  • architecture
  • daylight
nipan [+]

   banana

Dialect: Nawar-ewa

Speaker: Kevin Kausei


Semantic domains:

  • fruit
  • botany
  • foodways
niuia [+]

   giant taro

Dialect: Nawar-ewa

Speaker: Kevin Kausei


Semantic domains:

  • botany
  • foodways
penarew ~ iakinatuwan [+]

   dove

Dialect: Nawar-ewa

Speaker: Kevin Kausei

pukha [+]

   pig

Dialect: Nawar-ewa

Speaker: Kevin Kausei


Semantic domains:

  • mammal
ruaikamam [+]

   eel

Dialect: Nawar-ewa

Speaker: Kevin Kausei


Semantic domains:

  • fish
tangarua [+]

   coral snake (black & white)

Dialect: Nawar-ewa

Speaker: Kevin Kausei


Semantic domains:

  • reptile
tupa [+]

   crab

Dialect: Nawar-ewa

Speaker: Kevin Kausei


Semantic domains:

  • crustacean
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All content copyright © the Newai community. (2020)
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.
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
All rights reserved. Do not distribute or reproduce without permission.

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There are currently 180 entries, 173 audio files, and 20 images.

All content copyright © the Newai community. (2020)
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.
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
All rights reserved. Do not distribute or reproduce without permission.

Interface and database design under the direction of Jeremy Fahringer and Swarthmore College ITS.

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