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

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face

tarakenagana

fade (colour)

górase

faith

vagoto

fall

soru

false

poge poge

family

tamasinaro

family

tatamanaro

famous

vito vito qo

far

laga laga

fast (Lenten observance)

gani gani

fast (quick)

katikili

fasten

golo ze

fasten

vanadua

fat (of animal)

so'lolo

fat (person)

butene

father

tamana

father (my)

mamae

father (priest)

"patere"

fathom

nava

fault

vasakata pata

fear

saréki

feast

ñaña levata

feast (for the dead)

kelo sasarapa

feather

sava

feed (animals)

puare

feed (persons)

vañaña

feel

gata

female

gola

fence

bara

fetch

za pala

feud

pera

fever

riríka

fever

uraka

few

kavia so

fifth

valimana

fight (fists)

varitara

fight (quarrel)

pera

fight (world war)

kana

fill

vapuraka

fill in (hole)

tua

fin

sisigerena

find

soba

finger (all fingers)

kakaráputu

finger (first)

susukutae

finger (little)

sisídeke

finger (second)

susubi sareke

finger (third)

kakaraputu

finger nail

susuvili

finish (n.)

lupo

finish (v.)

valupo

fire

nako

fire-arms

pazala

fire-arms (rifle)

potopoto

fireworks

"karáka"

first

kenagana

fish

iñaña

fish hook

saqena pepeko

fish spear

bele

fish swims

iñaña i seleko

fist

kakarukutu

five

kalima

flag

"flagi"

flame

uqula

flat

nabo

flatter

vagerete

flee

paga

flesh

manu

float

zale

flog

sima

flood

kiale

floor

salapa

flour

palava

flow

totolo

floweer bud

sisíri

flower

bubuli

fly (bird)

bauku

fly (insect)

sire

fly (sandfly)

nomaka

fly (small sandfly)

simi simi

flying fox (large)

vekusu

fog

kovasi

fold

fedo

fold (the arms)

poluku karisi

follow

muzi

follow (go with)

lulua

food

patagege

fool

basoe bulanoe

foot

pepetarana maeke

footpath

zuka

for

sau

forbid

tabu

forbid

vakaega

forbid (a marriage)

sida

forbid (place an obstacle)

midiki

force

vakokole

force

vatutubo

forehead

rae

foreign

kakavata

forest

saka'pa

forget

nanao kasupe

forgive

talukasa

former

pata bana

fornicate

gole gole

fornicate

mia gole (valeke)

fornicate

zazu vasakata pata

forty

vasinaulu

fourth

vavasina

fowl

"kokorako"

frequent

topuna nalu

fresh

voru

friend

onotona

friend

vakitaka

frog

pori

from

tepa

fruit

ure

full

puraka

full (stomach)

kuma

funeral (burial)

voua

funeral (cremation)

vari koma

fur (of animal)

uguru

furious

niniri

gale

seva

game

giso

gaol

"lokupu"

gaol

parasina

garden

barue

gargle

nunu nunu

gate

siporaña

gather

teño

gay

kula

generous

sososo

generous (with food)

ñaña rove

generous (with work)

vavaotovo

genuflect

nuta

get

pala

ghost

manuru

gift

nanao

gift

sosovolomo

girl

gole

give

teke

give (offer up)

teke za ge

glad

kula

glad (very)

kula kula

glad (very)

kula sasakata

glorify

vazakazaka

gnash (teeth)

kiza kiza

go

za

go down

gogoro

go on hands & knees

qara

go out

siporo

goanna

rika

gone

za bana

good

velaka

good bye

koto aro

good bye

zat aro

goods

pata pata

grandfather

tunazake

grandfather (my)

vavae

grasp

pala tarua

grass

seu seu

grasshopper

nopi

grate (coconut)

para kuda

grave

sara

gravel

kotáka

grease (animal fat)

so'lolo

great

lavata

greedy

ñaña siko

green

duduru

grey-haired

tuku

grief

maqata sakata

grind

tutua

grow (children)

tatala

grow (plants)

podo

guard

mia soka

gun

pazala
 


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