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Most Common Nauruan Words
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Essential Nauruan vocabulary with pronunciation guides. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Nouns
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| ema | person | E-ma |
| iniyebe | woman | i-ni-YE-be |
| iyokakit | child | i-yo-KA-kit |
| bwit | house / home | BWIT |
| eiyab | water | EI-yab |
| itiwa | food | i-TI-wa |
| naoero | Nauru (island) | na-O-e-ro |
| tamag | ocean / sea | TA-mag |
| eaneo | sky / heaven | e-A-ne-o |
| iruwa | sun | i-RU-wa |
| omo | night | O-mo |
| akar | day | A-kar |
| iyuwe | fish | i-YU-we |
| inin | coconut | I-nin |
| eket | land / ground | E-ket |
| okieki | family | o-ki-E-ki |
| eyub | hand | E-yub |
| aro | mouth | A-ro |
| oraearo | heart | o-ra-e-A-ro |
| deiyawo | language / speech | dei-YA-wo |
Verbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| ewi | to go | E-wi |
| yoran | to come | YO-ran |
| itiwa | to eat | i-TI-wa |
| yibin | to drink | YI-bin |
| omo | to sleep | O-mo |
| iyore | to see / look | i-YO-re |
| iruraro | to hear | i-ru-RA-ro |
| deiyawo | to speak | dei-YA-wo |
| anin | to know | A-nin |
| iyubwi | to love / want | i-YUB-wi |
| epiang | to work | e-PI-ang |
| iriwa | to walk | i-RI-wa |
| iyan | to live / exist | I-yan |
| eyubwit | to give | e-YUB-wit |
| iyabe | to take | i-YA-be |
| oroaro | to remember | o-ro-A-ro |
| anen | to think | A-nen |
| iwek | to ask | I-wek |
| eiyaro | to answer | ei-YA-ro |
| ipago | to meet | i-PA-go |
Adjectives
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| okieki | large / big | o-ki-E-ki |
| memek | small | ME-mek |
| ewana | good | e-WA-na |
| iomw | bad | IOMW |
| adioran | new | a-di-O-ran |
| ekaba | old | e-KA-ba |
| iyoeo | white | i-YO-e-o |
| ekurori | black / dark | e-ku-RO-ri |
| iruwa | hot / sunny | i-RU-wa |
| aniwa | cold | a-NI-wa |
| epiang | hard / strong | e-PI-ang |
| iyuwe | wet / moist | i-YU-we |
| aniyu | dry | a-NI-yu |
| ikana | long | i-KA-na |
| ipoto | short | i-PO-to |
| memek eo | thin / slim | ME-mek e-o |
| okieki eo | fat / thick | o-ki-E-ki e-o |
| ewana eo | beautiful | e-WA-na e-o |
| iyan | alive / existing | I-yan |
| eket | solid / firm | E-ket |
Adverbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| bwiyogo | yesterday | bwi-YO-go |
| ibwiego | today | ib-WI-e-go |
| akar | tomorrow / day | A-kar |
| iyorea | here | i-YO-re-a |
| iyoreok | there | i-YO-re-ok |
| iyong | yes | I-yong |
| apan | no / not | A-pan |
| iyube | also / too | i-YU-be |
| orokoki | always | o-ro-KO-ki |
| ewi amo | now / right now | E-wi A-mo |
| ebok | before / first | E-bok |
| epiya | after / then | e-PI-ya |
| ekaba | very / much | e-KA-ba |
| memek | little / slightly | ME-mek |
| epiang eo | really / truly | e-PI-ang e-o |
| anen | perhaps / maybe | A-nen |
| iyan eo | indeed / so | I-yan e-o |
| iyo | well / okay | I-yo |
| eka | again / once more | E-ka |
| ewana nao | nicely / well done | e-WA-na NA-o |