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

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abata

sac-sac (put on roof)

abutu

lap

abutu

thigh

ade

where

Ade tepa go rege me?

Where have you come from?

ade tepa?

whence?

adeke

which

agava

ashamed

agava

shame

agava

shy

age

ride

age

travel

age age

duck

agi

hard

akena

who

akena pata dena

whose, thing

alape

lick

alapo

lick

ale

jaw

alu

massage

alu ze

anoint

alutu

slip

ama

hammer

aqara

boil (a sore)

aqasi

handkerchief

aquru

pack up

aragaraga

duck

aria napu

continue

aro (s.)

you (thou)

aro (you)

belong (to a person)

aro tanumu so

yourself

ava via?

how many?

avana? (interrog.)

what?

avara

shoulder

avi gole

how

avi gole

why

avi nalu

when

ba

or

baba

rock (cliff face)

babalakuru

wing

babana

buttocks

babazuna

nephew

bae

armpit

"bage"

bag

bagila

savage

bako

shield

baku baku

tomorrow

bakue

shark

bana

old

bara

fence

bara

protect

bara kukuvili

mosquito net

barego

bread fruit

baroño

snore

barue

garden

basoe

adult

basoe bulanoe

fool

basoe ia

husband

basoe iri teño

crowd

basoera

people

basoera

person

batu

chief

batu

lord

batu

master

bau

warn

bauku

fly (bird)

bauru

help (buy, redeem)

bauru

save

bauru

atone (redeem)

bebega

rust

bebelétere

tail (fish)

bebioko

butterfly

bega

excrete

beke

shin

bele

fish spear

bele

lance

bele

spear (n.)

belesuga

hornet

belesuga

wasp

beleto

belt

besi

juice

besi

water (fresh drinking water)

betara

wide

betera

unwrap

bibi

piss

bibi

urine

birua

turn

birua seko

reply

birua seko

answer

bitana vakakadeka

turn over (right a canoe)

bitana vatudua

turn over (canoe)

boa

bore

bobóka

thumb

boge

lump

boko

pig

bolu

hole

bolu

pit

bolu

well (hole)

boma

wet

boma desuka

damp

bora

coconut

bori

abandon (leave a village)

bosa

whistle (n.)

bosa bosa

whistle (v.)

bubuli

flower

bulanoe

mad (crazy)

bulanoe

silly

bulanoe

stupid

bulañoe

crazy

bule

calm (sea)

"buluka"

cow

"bureri"

bread

buriau

bakua

busi

marriage

butene

fat (person)

buto

navel

dae

cry

dae gana gana

mourn (wail)

dae gana gana

wail

dae gana gana

weep

dalo

peace

dalo

pure

dalo

tidy

dalo

calm

dalo

clean

dalo

clear

damara

bright

damu

curse

damua

swear (curse re-deflection)

dari

rat-trap

dau

tea

degere

rise (stand up)

degere

stand

degere volomo

idle

"demonio"

demon

dena

here

dena

this

desuka

bit

dia

place

diqi

hem

dodole

worm

dogara

arise

dogara

awake

dogara

rise (get up, wake up)

dogara

wake

dole

serpeny

dole

snake

dole

viper

domiri

star

domu

paint (tar for canoe)

dona

that

dona

there

dopu

blunt

dopu

but

doru

pumpkin

dovili

anus

duduli

quiet (person)

duduli

silent (quiet man)

duduru

green



© Stephen Tarrant, O.P., 2003


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