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

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tail (animal)

kupelena

tail (fish)

bebelétere

take

pala

take away

pala vakuziki

take away

pala vazao

talk

seko

talk (conversation)

vari seko tabe

tall

loda

tame

maná kama

tangled

sigo

tank

taqa

taro

mana

taste

ge pada

tea

dau

teach

vasikulu

teach

vatatana

tear (a thing)

rídaka

tears (crying)

ruru

tease

sisíki

teat

matana susu

teeth

saqe

tell

sine

temn

manoga

temp (try)

pada

thanks

velaka sivala

that

dona

theft

siko

their

ria

them

gira

themselves

tanu gira

then (at this time)

nalu i gogone

there

dona

they

iri

thick

tuma tuma

thief

vano siko

thigh

abutu

thin (objects)

vedo vedo

thin (people)

piruku

thing

pata

things

pata pataro

think

nanao

think hard

nanao vanadua

third

vapisana

thirsty

kaqoso

thirteen

manoga kapisa

thirty

pisanaulu

this

dena

thorn

golo paqo

thought

nanao

thousand

mao

three

kapisa

throat

vaváqasa

throw

vana

throw away

vanaqe

thumb

bobóka

thunder

pakala

Thursday

musagara klas

Thursday

vavasina zazu

tickle

kitiki kitiki

tickle

vagari gari

tide (high)

oba

tide (high)

siriki

tide (low)

masi quere

tidy

dalo

tie

golo

tight

nadu

tighten

vanede

time

nalu

tired

tamadako

tobacco

viri

tobacco (mouldy)

roma

toe

kakaraputu maeke

together (assemble)

teño

together (to put)

lapo

tomorrow

baku baku

tongue

kala mia

too

napu

torch

pazi mozolo

torch (to shine a -)

pite

torn

taridaka

touch

siba

tourniquet

pipisi

tow

toño

towel

"taolo"

translate

kavala seko

travel

age

tread

kube kube

tread (crush)

kube dakiri

tree

moki

tremble

nenedere

tremble (when sick)

polo qotoro

tremor

nunu

true

ogoto

truth (tell the -)

sine va ogoto

try

pada

Tuesday

varuana zazu

turn

birua

turn over (canoe)

bitana vatudua

turn over (right it)

bitana vakakadeka

turn round

tanbali ule

turtle

teqe

twelve

manoga karua

twenty

karumbete

twice

karua nalu

twin

pabaka

twist (wire)

vikúkete

two

karua




© Stephen Tarrant, O.P., 2003


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