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

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ebata

basket

egoro

barren (tree)

"Eklesia"

church

emu emu

pick out (rib from sac-sac)

emu emu

sac-sac (pull out ribs)

era - era ga - ma (progressive)

I

evu evu

breeze

fedo

fold

flagi

flag

ga nanao

intend

gabe

net

gado kutona

end

gado kutona

border

gado kutona i kaega

infinite

gae

hard

gae

stir

gam (pl.)

you

gana

count

gani gani

fast (Lenten observance)

gapo

loose

gaqana

pandanus

gaqava

crow

garo garo

adjacent

garo garo

almost

garo garo

close

garo garo

near

garo garo

soon

gasi

happy (very)

gata

feel

gata

hear

gata

listen

gatara

we will

gavélo

swim

gavere

boy

gavere

lad

gavere

youth

gávusu

dust

ge besi

drink

gé gele

ear

ge lupo

consume

ge pada

taste

gede

left hand

gegélo

ribs (sac-sac)

gele gele

insecure (loose)

gem

us

gere

as

gere

like (similar)

gerena

equal

gerena

same

gerena so

alike

gigili

deaf

gile vara

parrot (green)

gira

them

giso

game

giso

play

gita

our

gita

us

go (s.)

you (thou)

goe

pass by (go by way of)

gogoro

go down

gogoro za

descend

gola

female

gole

girl

gole

woman

gole batu

queen

gole giso

harm

gole giso

injure

gole gole

fornicate

gole Ia

wife

gole nanaro

widow

gole suka

maid

golo

cord

golo

rope

golo

string

golo

tie

golo paqo

thorn

golo ze

fasten

goqo

insane

goqo

mad (insane)

górase

fade (colour)

gorésa

scrub turkey

goru

ram (copra)

gozo gozo

murmer

gozo gozo

whisper

gulama

slippery

gulase

wipe (dishes)

gúrapa

rub

gusa

erase

gusa

remove (rub off blackboard)

gutu

louse

I

he

I go

say

I ki mazala kaega riro

infallible

i kiza masi kaega

constipation

i ko miki

alone

I malumu

loose

I tora

enough

I tora

sufficient

I vazaka tanuna so

proud

ia

its

ia (him)

belong (to a person)

ia go

so

iañaulu

ninety

iara kaebo

not yet

ibiri

swell

ibiri

boil (a sore)

idaña

perspire

idaña

sweat

idoko

suspended

ifero

hell

ikiki

deaf

ila

hot

iñaña

fish

iñaña i seleko

fish swims

inaqa

month

inaqa

moon

inaqa i keba

moon (rises)

inaqa i zunu

moon (sets)

indoko

hang (a thing)

iñoro

nose

ipaka

rock (stone)

ipaka

stone

Iqama

yam

iri

they

ita

our

ita

us

ita, gita

we

itara

we will
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