Neo-Oceanic Hebrew/Details

Sound

The word hāre is the word for sound, and when modified by an adjective, it refers to certain classes of sounds, all of which have implications and connections. These words stand in like onomatopoeias, but can be used as active participles and verbs.

• hāre aeŋa the sounds of wind in the trees, rustling
• hāre aepa stone on stone, “thunk”
• hāre aita snap, slap, clap
• hāre āfi sniff, snort
• hāre ākiri chew, chomp
• hāre aoru ultrasonic, supersonic, silence
• hāre āraŋe “thud”
• hāre auteno (seashell sound)
• hāre āwa coo, (happy baby sounds)
• hāre eāmi poof, (powder hitting powder)
• hāre fū “aw”, “ah”
• hāre·hare trumpet blast
• hāre kēfa clink, (metal on metal)
• hāre kōpa hey, (drill sergeant scream)
• hāre mai gurgle, ocean lapping
• hāre ŋamau whoosh, (large object passing quickly)
• hāre ŋemōŋa crackle, dry fire
• hāre ōafu tweet, chirp
• hāre okīmi ah! aha! oh! (eureka)
• hāre ōŋeko echo
• hāre parei thunder
• hāre pēmo bark, (benign animal sound)
• hāre rāfiri squish, (mud between your toes)
• hāre raopa buzz, (swarm sounds)
• hāre rēma hiss, grunt, (reptile sounds)
• hāre rōŋo velar L, uvular R
• hāre rūa haaa (unvoiced), exhale, whisper
• hāre tāku splash
• hāre tanīna roar
• hāre toira harsh whistle
• hāre tōma heartbeat, thump-thump
• hāre wāre howl

Color

Colors are all defined as modifications of the word 'eipā. Some are not color words in English

• eipā aeŋa dappled
• eipā eāmi clay-colored
• eipā fāre pink, rosy
• eipā hāpa golden, yellow
• eipā kēfa silver, metallic
• eipā kōpa dim
• eipā kōri rainbow, kaleidoscopic
• eipā mēreke violet, purple
• eipā ŋamau blue
• eipā ŋemōŋa white, bright
• eipā ōŋeko black
• eipā parei blinding
• eipā pīri brown
• eipā rāfiri grey
• eipā tēta green
• eipā tōma red, blood-red
• eipā wāre pallid, pale

Classifiers

Like languages of Far East Asia, rōŋo·roŋo Pāru eschews catch-all terms like “it” or “thing”, and groups all objects into certain classes. These include

• heavenly beings, times - aoru
• natural objects - aepa
• living beings - āwa
• personal relationships, persons - nēfe
• body parts, bodies - peane
• man-made objects - pētu
• judgements - tafae
• words - tepāru
• numbers - hēfero
• colors - eipā
• sounds - hāre