Newai Talking Dictionary

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bata ~ kaka

cousin

Example: [same as brother and sister]

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

iahuk

rat

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

iako

daughter

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

iarman

man

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

iarr-kiar

bush (disturbed woodland)

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

imam

good-bye

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

imarim

nakamal

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kaka

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

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kakwasia

kakwasia

kingfisher

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kamaho

star

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kamatrakin

engagement

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

kapiar

stone

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kaw

cow

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

keriawan

shark

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

klosis

toilet

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kririm

five

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kririm kiana

six

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kririm krarru

seven

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kririm kririm

ten

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kririm kririm kisisar

13, thirteen

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kririm kririm krarru

12, twelve

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kririm kririm kririm

15, fifteen

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kririm kririm kririm kiriim

20, twenty

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kririm kririm kririm krarru

17, seventeen

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kuku

son

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kunu

kunu

canoe

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kuwarei

kuwarei

kumala (sweet potato)

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kuwarun

tooth

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kwagi-pirawan

small girl

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kwaji-nimatang

small wind

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

kwati-rao

Small ship tribe

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

makwa

makwa

moon

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

man

man

chicken

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

memak

mosquito

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

merak

father-in-law

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

nai

tree

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

nakus

nakus

rope

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

nap

nap

fire

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

napateknuam

neck

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

naramin

tongue

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

Nawai

Yenhup area Nawai language

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

Nawar-kaska

Yakel area Nawai Language

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

nekam

no

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

nekawa

kava

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

nekuwatana

river

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

nematang

wind

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

neni

goat

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

nerim

lip

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

neuk

yam

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

newiwian

bride price

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

nikwaum

mouth

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

nima-jikiskis

round house

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

nima-tana

nima-tana

cyclone house

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

nimatang

hurricane

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

nimisia

firewood

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

nimreim

eye

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

nipan

nipan

banana

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

nipikau

taro Fiji

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

nipka

coconut husk for cleaning kava

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

nitar

taro in water for which only leaves are eaten

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

niyeou

yesterday

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

not known

brown

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

nu

water

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

nuhum

leg

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

nuram

shoulder

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

nuwha

island cabbage

Scientific name: Abelmoschus manihot,
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

pkwaren

young

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

pukha

pukha

pig

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

raha

bad

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

rakura

yellow

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

ramramra

green

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

rao-ewa

Big ship tribe

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

rapanapan

hot

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

rarkaska

small

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

rarurao

red

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

rasis

fat

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

rice

rice

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

siwir

parrot

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

tahik

sea

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

tahik-ikamnim

deep sea

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

tangarua

tangarua

coral snake (black & white)

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

tata

father

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

towai

today

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

tupa

tupa

crab

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

tupanas

worker (tupanas)

Speaker: Kevin Kausei,
Dialect: Nawar-ewa

weta-toti

first-shave ceremony

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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