# Nauruan phrasebook

Nauruan (Dorerin Naoero) is the main and official language of Nauru. Due to its significant amount of Australian influence, and even once part of Australia after WWII, most Nauruans can speak English quite well. A number of words in Nauruan is very similar to Micronesian as well, so both those languages may be confusing at times. It's an endangered language, with more younger people of Nauru not being able to speak Nauruan and only English.

## Pronunciation guide
### Vowels

* i
* e
* a
* à
* â
* o
* ò
* ô
* ö
* u
* ù
* û
* ü

### Common diphthongs
## Phrase list
### Basics
#### Hello (Greetings)

    Ekamawir Omo (Ekamowir omo)

#### Hello (informal)

    Mo mo

#### How are you?

    Wõ reit ed? (Wa raited?)

#### Fine, thank you.

    Omo, Tūbwa kõr (Omo, Toob-wa kõr.)

#### What is your name?

    Yen egõm? (Jen egum?)

#### My name is ______ .

    Egõ aña nuñ/ Aña kõr (name) ( ega nga nung/ anga kõr (name))

#### Nice to meet you.

    Ibibõgi aga yeduw/arowañauw

#### Please.

    Magada

#### Thank you.

    Tubwa kõr (Toob-wa kõr)

#### Yes.

    Eh. (Eh.) or Ehm. (Ah-m.)

#### No.

    Deõ/ Keo

#### I'm sorry.

    Ead aeõ dura

#### Goodbye

    Tarowõñ kõ/ ar bao kõ (tarowang ka/ ar bao ka)

#### Do you speak English?

    Dorerin aiyuk iburbur awe?

#### Is there someone here who speaks English?

    Iña eñame ine dorerin burbur?

#### Ipuõk!

    ipuk!

#### Good morning.

    Omo yoran:::: Good afternoon: Omo yekwõ

#### Good evening

    Omo yemerõ:

#### Good night

    Omo yūbūm

#### Good sleep

    Omo mimi
Where are you from?
Auwe amen ee/ auwe enamõn ee
    Awe amen e? (A-we me-ni?)
I'm from (country/district)
Aña amen (country/district)/ aña enamõn (country/district)

### Problems
#### Leave me alone.

    Erowiyõ.

#### Don't touch me!

    ! ( Weõ toweyõ!

#### Can I use your phone?
### Numbers
#### 1

    aiquen (ai-quen)

#### 2

    aro (aa-ro)

#### 3

    aiju (aai-jew)

#### 4

    aeoq (a-eo-ck)

#### 5

    aijimo (ai-ji-mo)

#### 6

    año (añoh)

#### 7

    aeiu (aa-ee-eww)

#### 8

    ajou (aa-oo-ju)

#### 9

    ado (aa-do)

#### 10

    ata (aa-ta)

#### 11

    (ata ma aiquen)

#### 12

    (ata ma aro)

#### 13

    (ata ma aiju)

#### 14

    (ata ma aeoq)

#### 15

    (ata ma aijimo)

#### 16

    (ata ma año)

#### 17

    (ata ma aeiu)

#### 18

    (ata ma aoju)

#### 19

    (ata ma ado)

#### 20

    (anarama)

#### 21

    (anarama ma aiquen)

#### 22

    (anarama ma aro)

#### 23

    (anarama ma aiju)

#### 30

    (animo)

#### 40

    (ama)

#### 50

    (aijima)

#### 60

    (añama)

#### 70

    (aemo)

#### 80

    (aojomo)

#### 90

    (aduma)

#### 100

    (aibu)

#### 200

    (arobu)

#### 300

    (aijubu)

#### 1,000

    (araña)

#### 10,000

    (ata erañan)

#### 100,000

    (aibu erañan)

#### 1,000,000

    (araña erañan)

#### more
### Time
#### now

    ñage (ngage)

#### later

    Ñaga (ngaga)

#### before

    ian obun (yan oben)

#### morning

    ijoran (ijoran)

#### afternoon

    iekwo (jekwo)

#### evening

    iemerò (jemera)

#### night

    iubum (jubum )

#### Clock time
##### one o'clock AM

    eiquon kurak

##### two o'clock AM

    Aro kurak

##### noon

    Yekwo

##### one o'clock PM

    Eiquon kurak

##### two o'clock PM

    Aro kurak

##### midnight

    Tugagan (toogagan)

#### Duration
##### _____ day(s)

    _____ ibum ( )

##### month(s)

    Maramen

##### _____ year(s)

    eobeni (yobeni )

#### Days
##### today

    ñabumine (ng-aa-boo-meene)

##### yesterday

    nene::

##### tomorrow

    jaran

##### Sunday

    tondak

##### Monday

    mondak

##### Tuesday

    rindak

##### Wednesday

    mituwok

##### Thursday

    donertak

##### Friday

    preidak

##### Saturday

    tarere

#### Writing time and date

12 hr time is used locally: HH:MM AM/PM, DD/MM/YY (similar to Australia), but 24 hr time is used at the Australian detention site

### Colours
#### black

    tañañ (tangang)

#### white

    burbur

#### grey

    badeitsi

#### red

    Mirara

#### blue

    Ajitabwa

#### yellow

    bababo

#### green

    aditur

#### orange

    Kaura

#### purple

    Narabo

#### brown

    ( ): Pink: Miraro

### Money
#### Do you accept American/Canadian dollars?
#### Where is an automatic teller machine (ATM)?

Where is the money?
    Inga Mark? ( )

### Eating
#### A table for one person/two people, please.

    Bookeiy eiquon/aro tebur, magada

#### Can I look at the menu, please?

    Gona ña aya menu, magada?

#### Can I look in the kitchen?

    Gona ña aya yat kitchen?

#### I'm a vegetarian.

    Ña vegetarian ña/ta yeiyi ña ebudabud

#### I don't eat pork.

    Eõ yeiyi ña kumo

#### I don't eat beef.

    Eõ yeiyi ña duwan.

#### breakfast

    Yeiyi bwain joran

#### I want _____.

    Ña tengeiy____.

#### chicken

    domo

#### beef

    duwan

#### fish

    iū

#### ham

    yam

#### sausage

    toded

#### eggs

    petamo

#### salad

    ebudabud

#### (fresh) vegetables

    ebudabud

#### bread

    brot

#### toast

    brot mana toasteiy

#### noodles

    noodur

#### rice

    ereid

#### coffee

    kabe

#### tea (drink)

    iti

#### beer

    piya

#### salt

    brited

#### black pepper

    peba

#### butter

    pada

#### It was delicious.

    Ita kõr

#### Please clear the plates.

    Magada aderder ka mana pred.

#### The check, please.
### Bars
#### Cheers!

    Tubwa Kor! (Toob-waa Core)

### Shopping
#### Do you have this in my size?

    Tsimine aiyuk waña size ñarane?

#### How much is this?

    Egen pumwen une?

#### That's too expensive

    Ouwak kōr pumwen

#### Would you take _____?

    Naw abu aiyuk _____?

#### expensive

    Ouwak pumwen

#### cheap

    Onuñ pumwen

#### I can't afford it.

    Ña yogona affordeiyen une

#### I don't want it.

    Ña eõ yeñ(yeng)

#### You're cheating me.

    Kwaweiyan auwe

#### I'm not interested.

    Eõ interested

#### OK, I'll take it.

    Ougan, nan ña abu

#### Can I have a bag?

    Gona oiyame eber

#### Do you ship (overseas)?

    Send aiyuk mogo?

#### I need...

    Ña needeiy

#### ...tampons.

    toda

#### ...soap.

    Toap

#### ...pain reliever. (e.g., aspirin or ibuprofen)

    Kagamwe

#### ...cold medicine.

    Kagamwe bwait garmwamwe

#### ...batteries.

    Badari

#### ...an English-English dictionary.
### Driving
#### diesel
### Authority
#### I am an Australian/New Zealand/Norfolk Island citizen.

    Anga Dei Otereiriya/Niu Djiran/Eb Nobõk (An-ga De-i Au-té-rey-riya)