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

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mad (angry)

kauru

mad (angry)

muma

mad (crazy)

bulanoe

mad (insane)

goqo

maid

gole suka

make

zazu

make ready

vanama

male

valeke

man

valeke

man (married)

kazigarata

man (old)

valaka

man (widower)

valeke nanaro

manager

moki iri ura go

mango

lebu

manner

vato

many

topuna

mark

maka

marriage

busi

marsh

rogava

marvellous

nureke

mass (Eucharist)

"Missa"

massage

alu

master

batu

mat

tobi

matches

"masisi"

meal

nana

mean (What do you…?)

lukase

measure

nava

meat

"miti"

medal

"maria"

medicine

"merisin"

meet

mia soba

meet

rena soba

meet

soba

meeting

pepeu

melody

"tuni"

mend

va velaka

mercy

manane

message

pala seko

midday

kikinaka

middle

vari loboro

midnight

laboro kuse

milk (n.)

"meleke"

milk (v.)

puqo

mind (care for)

miasoka

mine

ke era

mirror

siro siro

mislead

va riro

mispronounce

va saba koru

mix

robe

money

kesa

month

inaqa

moon

inaqa

moon (full)

vasoqa boko

moon (rises)

inaqa i keba

moon (sets)

inaqa i zunu

more

napu

morning

saru saruku

mosquito

kukuvili

mosquito net

bara kukuvili

most

sivala

mother

sinana

mountain

kubolo

mourn (wail)

dae gana gana

mouse

konoma

mouth

saqe

much

topuna

mud

lomi

mud

pua rapi

multiply

vatopua

murder

vae vale basoe

murmer

gozo gozo

muscle

vigo

mushroom

korumele

mushroom (edible fungus)

lakutu

nail

"nila"

nail (crucify)

paqi paqi

nail (finger or toe)

susuvili

name

vitoño

narrow

olonoso

native

vano poqo poqo

naughty

legu legu

naughty

tamúki

navel

buto

near

garo garo

neck

kokole

need

soko

needle

nila sisira

neglect

miasoka kaega

nephew

babazuna

nephew

tuna lavata

nest

kúbasa

net

gabe

never mind

pata volomo

new

voru

night

kuse

nine

kaia

nineteen

manoga kaia

ninety

iañaulu

nipple

matana susu

no

kaega

nod (drowsy)

totoda

nod (the head)

tuna

noise

naki

nose

iñoro

nose ornament

silono

not yet

iara kaebo

nothing

kapata kaega

now

nini

nut

ñari





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