English - Varisi Dictionary  
compiled by Fr Stephen Tarrant, O.P.

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calico

poga

call

koru

calm

dalo

calm (sea)

bule

can

mazala

cane sugar

paraka

canoe

mola

capsize

orana

care, take

miasoka

careful

miasoka

careful

momokolo

caress

kalu

carpenter

kamura

carry

pala

carry (infant in arms)

sua

carry (infant on hip and calico)

kipo

carry (infant on hip)

tabe

carry (infant on shoulder)

pito

carry ('piggy-back'

kika

carry (something on shoulder)

vagoro

castrate

soloku

cat

"pusi"

catch

save

cave

lena

cease

lupo

cemetery

varivou

centipede

kali kali

centre

variloboro

change

kavala

change

soka

chant

kera

charcoal

nore

chase

kale

cheap

voli malumu

cheek

pápapa

chew

zapu

chief

batu

child

sale

chin

koke

choke (intrans.)

kaso

choke (trans.)

kilakunu

choose

vine

chop

tolua

Christmas

"Krismasi"

church

"Eklesia"

church

pade lotu

cigarette

"smoka"

circle

titilo

clam

meka

clan

sinaqi

clap

poposara

class

"kalasi"

claw

susuvili

clean

dalo

clean

voru

clean (pig - 'burn hairs')

susubi boko

clear

dalo

clever

tarove

climb

keba zakazaka

clock

"kloka"

close

garo garo

cloth

poga

clothes

male

cloud

toba

clumsy

tamuki

coast

rikisina masi

cockatoo

pale kakasa

cockroach

"kokorosi"

coconut

bora

coconut

kuda

coconut

luvi luvi

coerce

vatutubo

coffin

"kesi"

cold

lolomu

cold

ririka

collect

pala

collide

varitupo

colon

siviri

comb

supiti

comb

suri suri

come

lama

come again

lama napu

come back

ule me

compel

vatutubo

complete (finish)

lupona

complete (finish)

sokana

complete (whole)

tutukununa

conceive

vazari

conduct

vato vato

confess

sine

confess

vasadaka

confuse

va riro

consent

mao

consider

nánao

console

popoqe

constipation

i kiza masi kaega

constipation

vokara sopa

consult

tana

consume

ge lupo

continue

aria napu

conversation

vari vaqata

convulsion

ka kai pale

cook

va moza

cook (on stones)

pau

cook (with saucepan)

va vako

coral

rarása

cord

golo

corn

sila

corner

maqa

corner

taba leku

corpse

sinara

correct

totoloño

correct

velaka

correct (to make correct)

vatotoloño

cost

volina

costly

voli makuru

cotton wool

ko'paka

cough

kasalo

count

gana

cousin

tamakena kava kava

cover up

sapua

covet

visara

cow

"buluka"

cow's horn

kisona

crab

kuka

crab

kupote

crane (bird)

souvu

crawl

qara

crazy

bulañoe

create

vazari

create

zari

creep

qara

crime

vato sakata

crocodile

poreke

crooked

koleqo

cross

kauru

cross

muma

cross (of Christ)

koluse

crow

gaqava

crowd

basoe iri teño

crucify

paqi paqi

cruel

kukusai

crumb

kakamumuru

crush

kube

crush (medicine, stone, biscuit, to powder)

tutua

crush (step on)

kube dakiri

cry

dae

cry (to finish crying)

niga

cunning

tarove

cunning

va `vae valu

cure

tavoisi

cure

va vole

current

zanzaka

curse

damu

curve (bend in a road)

tamalego

cut

tolua

cut (a rope)

koroto

cut (a stick)

koboro

cut (an animal)

kosi

cut (in two)

tavela

cut (part of the body)

kosi

cut (skin accidentally)

tolua

cut (stick at random)

tolua

knock together

vari dusu dusu
 



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