A Few Phrases
| Nauruan | Gloss |
|---|---|
| Anubumin | Night |
| Aran | Day |
| Bagadugu | Ancestors |
| (E)kamawir Omo | Best wishes |
| Ebok | Water |
| Firmament | Earth; celestial sphere |
| Gott | God |
| Ianweron | Heaven |
| Iao | Light |
| Iow | Peace |
| Itur | Darkness |
| orig | Beginning |
| Tarawong (ka) | Goodbye |
Read more about this topic: Nauruan Language
Famous quotes containing the word phrases:
“And would you be a poet
Before you’ve been to school?
Ah, well! I hardly thought you
So absolute a fool.
First learn to be spasmodic—
A very simple rule.
For first you write a sentence,
And then you chop it small;
Then mix the bits, and sort them out
Just as they chance to fall:
The order of the phrases makes
No difference at all.”
—Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson] (1832–1898)