se ‘paddle ’ (focuses on the length of the paddle) youk ke ‘paddle ’ (focuses on the flat nature of the two-dimensional paddle blade) Vocabulary The following basic vocabulary words are from Foley (2005) and Laycock (1968), as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database: {| class="wikitable sortable" ! gloss !! Abau |- ! head | makwe |- ! ear | nwek |- ! eye | nane; nanɛ |- ! nose | kasan |- ! tooth | nas |- ! tongue | sane; sanɛ |- ! leg | sune; sunɛ |- ! louse | mapru |- ! dog | nwɔf; nwɔhɔ |- ! pig | fwok |- ! bird | ahnɛ |- ! egg | ne |- ! blood | nyoh |- ! bone | ayo; i |- ! skin | ohi |- ! breast | mu |- ! tree | no; nɔw |- ! man | lu; or; ur |- ! woman | sa |- ! sun | e; ey |- ! moon | yen; yeny |- ! water | fu; hu |- ! fire | ya |- ! stone | məny |- ! name | uru |- ! eat | ra |- ! one | mun; rin |- ! two | pris |} References External links Papuaweb - a collection of source materials on Abau (PDF format) Abau Grammar - paper by Arjen Lock on grammar of the language (PDF format) Phonology Essentials - Abau Language - paper by Arjen Lock on phonology of the language (PDF format) Abau basic lexicon at the Global Lexicostatistical Database OLAC resources in and about the Abau language Listen to a sample of Abau from Global Recordings Network World Atlas of Language Structures information on Abau Upper Sepik languages Languages of Sandaun Province