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

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daily

osina musagara

damage

vasakata

damp

boma desuka

dance

veqa

dark

rodoko

daughter

sale gole

dawn

sarusaruku lolotoro

day

musagara

dead

le

deaf

ikiki

deaf

gigili

dear (costly)

voli makuru

debt

lepu lepu

decay (teeth)

kurepete

deceive

vamuraka

deceive

variro

declare

vagata

decorate

vameno

decrease

vagogoro

deep

kuri

defeat

"win"

demolish (house)

pabale

demon

"demonio"

demon

manuru

deny

legua

depart

kasi

depart

siporo

depart

paqa

depress

vamaqata

descend

gogoro za

desert (a cleared area)

ulana

desire

soko

desk

vesu

destroy

vasakata lupo

destroy

vae vale

dew

nunúgu

diarrhoea

vokara sopa

diarrhoea

zákuku

die

le

different

kakavata

different

soso

difficult

makuru

dig

sola

dip (water in canoe; rice in bag)

kima

dirty

kore

dirty

poño

disobey

legu legu

displacement (of a bone)

tasipa

distant

laga laga

district

kena

dive

suala

divide

kena kena

divide

vota

dodge

zuka sai

dog

sika

don't you?

oniki? (s.)

don't you?

muniki? (pl.)

door

siporaña

dove

kuru kuru

dove

soma soma gegelo

down

solka soka

dozen

manoga karua

drag

raqasa

draw (picture)

karo

dream

kukureka

dress

roku

drift (float)

zale

drink

ge besi

drip

sone

drop

vasoru

drown

uqi

drowsy (nod the head)

totoda

dry

kadala

duck

age age

duck

aragaraga

dugong

vena

dumb

ki ki bu

dung

tai

dusk

zunu sana

dust

gávusu

duty

zazu

dwell

kore

each

nogotona

eager

soqa ne

eagle

kamaqa

ear

gé gele

early

katikili

early morning

sarsaruku lolotoro

earth

pua

east

tepa keba e saña

easy

malumu

eat

nana

edge

kizu

educate

sikulu

eel

tóloko

egg

niqa

eight

kazalu

eighteen

manoga kazalu

eighth

vazaluna

eighty

zalunaulu

elbow

ziziku

elder

toga

elect

vine

eleven

manoga kameka

emaciated

miki uri

emaciated

porro piruku

embrace

kaga ne

emerge

siporo me

empty

kokaba

empty (tank or bottle)

kolomi

encircle (surround)

kolo

encircle (go around, e.g. an island)

liqutu

end

lupona

end

gado kutona

enemy

vano degara

enough

I tora

enter

keba

entice

mamusu

entire

tutukununa

envy

misi

equal

vari pada

equal

vari tora

equal

gerena

erect

vadegere

error, be in

riro

escape

paqa

escape from

paqa ne

even (level, smooth)

varitora

evening

raravi

every

osina

everybody

osina basoe

everything

osina pata

evil

pata sakata

example

padana

example

vapada pada

excellent

velaka sivala

excessive

sivala

exchange

vari kavala

excite

váraqa

excrete

bega

exhausted

lete tamadako

expect

piri tekere

expensive

voli makuru

explain

lapasa

explain

talupasa

eye

mata

eye brow

lage lage mata

eye lash

kakapure
 
 


© Stephen Tarrant, O.P., 2003


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