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 |
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