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

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[A-D] [E - I] [K] [L] [M] [N-O] [P] [Q-R] [S] [T-U] [V-Z] [English->Varisi]

madau

soul

maeara

sea (open sea)

maeke

leg

maeke botu

boot

maeke botu

shoe

maguguru

sorrow

maka

mark

makuru

difficult

makuru

hard (difficult)

makuru

severe

male

clothes

malóku

valley

malumu

easy

mamae

father (my)

mamaligara

love

mamanava

stop

mamaoga

yawn

mamusu

bait

mamusu

entice

mana

and

mana

taro

maná kama

tame

manane

mercy

manapu

paw paw

manava sakata

sorrow

manoga

temn

manoga kaia

nineteen

manoga kameka

eleven

manoga kapisa

thirteen

manoga karua

dozen

manoga karua

twelve

manoga kavitu

seventeen

manoga kazalu

eighteen

manu

flesh

manuru

demon

manuru

ghost

mao

admit

mao

consent

mao

thousand

mao

wish

maqa

corner

maqata

heavy

maqata

sad

maqata sakata

grief

maqeli

yellow

maqota

aged woman

maqota

old woman

maqota

woman (old)

marapoga

breath (breathe in)

marapoga

inhale

maria

medal

masi

sea (salt water)

masi

water (salt water)

masi pupuika

lake

masi quere

tide (low)

masirani

age (years)

masirani

year

masisi

matches

mata

eye

matana susu

nipple

matana susu

teat

matau

right (to the right)
 

mazala

able

mazala

can

mazala kaega

impossible

mazala kaega

unable

meka

clam

meleke

milk (n.)

meno

beautiful

meqa

ripe

merisin

medicine

mesara

red

mezu

weak (e.g. after running)

mi mia

look

mia

see

mia gole (valeke)

fornicate

mia kadeka

look up

mia rove

observe

mia siko

peep

mia soba

meet

mia soka

guard

mia soka

protect

mia taru

stare

miasoka

care, take

miasoka

careful

miasoka

hold close

miasoka

mind (care for)

miasoka kaega

neglect

midiki

forbid (place an obstacle)

midiki

prevent

miki uri

emaciated

mimia

watch

misi

envy

misi

jealous

"missa"

Mass (Eucharist)

miti

meat

mode

rotten (wood, posts)

moki

stick (wood)

moki

tree

moki iri ura go

manager

mokoso

ill

mokoso

sick

mola

canoe

momokolo

beware

momokolo

careful

momólu

shade

moqere

active (strong)

moqere

power

moqere

strong (active)

moqere sivala

Almighty

moreta

rotten (wood, posts)

mosu

ripe

mosu

soft (ripe fruit)

muaka

lazy

muma

cross

muma

mad (angry)

muma

angry

muna (imper. pl.)

you

muniki? (pl.)

don't you?

musagara

day

musagara klas

Thursday

musagara tabo

holy day of obligation

musagara ziño

holiday

muzi

follow

muzi muzi

last



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