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

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umbrella

tobi lokuka

unable

mazala kaega

uncle

tamana lavata

uncle

tui tana

uncover

tákele

uncover (take leaf off stones for cooking)

zákete

under

polana

unfit

ki tora kaega

unhappy

ki kula kaega

unless

niki

unsuitable

ki tora kaega

untie

lukase

unwilling

kasi

unwrap

vola za

unwrap

betera

upon

po po kona

urine

bibi

us

gem

us

gita

us

ita

valley

malóku

victory

"win"

village

komala

villain

valeke sakata

viper

dole

visit

tove

voice

seko

vomit

lua

vulva

soki

wail

dae gana gana

wait

piri

wake

dogara

wake (to wake up)

vadogara

walk

zaza

walkabout

telo telo

wander (aimlessly)

telo telo

want

soko

war

kana

warn

bau

wash (clothes)

sosop

wash (plates, calico)

saboro

wash (the body)

seqe

wasp

belesuga

waste

valusu

watch

mimia

watch (timepiece)

"kloka"

water (fresh drinking water)

besi

water (fresh drinking water)

loka

water (salt water)

masi

wave (sea hitting rocks)

puda

wave (sea)

oba

wave (the hand)

pae pae

we

ita, gita

we

rem gi

we will

itara

we will

gatara

weak (e.g. after running)

mezu

weak (inactive)

pela

wear

roku ze

weary

tamadako

Wednesday

vapisana zazu

week

"wiki"

weep

dae gana gana

weigh

"skela"

well (hole)

bolu

well (to get)

tavoisi

West

zuñu e saña

wet

boma
 

wharf

"wafi"

what?

avana? (interrog.)

when

avi nalu

whence?

ade tepa?

whence? (Where have you come from?)

Ade tepa go rege me?

where

ade

which

adeke

while

nalu

whisper

gozo gozo

whistle (n.)

bosa

whistle (v.)

bosa bosa

white

kakasa

white people

vano koluka

who

akena

whole

tutukununa

whose, thing

akena pata dena

why

avi gole

wide

betara

widow

gole nanaro

widower

valeke nanaro

wife

gole Ia

wild (animal)

piru

willy wag-tail

pisi kole

wind (n.)

seva

wind blows

seva kikiuru

wing

babalakuru

wipe (dishes)

gulase

wire

"wia"

wire (barbed)

"wia" paqo paqo

wireless

"radio"

wish

soko

wish

mao

wish

vele

with (accompany)

lulu

woman

gole

woman (old)

maqota

womb

sopa

wood (for fire)

nako

word

seko

work

zazu

worm

dodole

worm

piqogo

worry

nanao vokara

wound

paléka

wrap up

kade ze

wrinkle

risi

write

karo

wrong

ki totolono kaega

 

yam

Iqama

yam

sapu

yawn

mamaoga

year

masirani

yell

koru lavata

yellow

maqeli

yes

O

yesterday

zakone

you (thou)

aro (s.)

you (thou)

go (s.)

you (thou)

ono (imper. sing.)

you

ram (pl.)

you

gam (pl.)

you

muna (imper. pl.)

young

voru

young brother

kae

your

ke aro

yourself

aro tanumu so

youth

gavere

youth

valeke voru

youth

sale



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