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

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pabaka

twin

pabale

demolish (house)

pada

attempt

pada

temp (try)

pada

try

padana

example

pade

abode

pade

home (house)

pade

house

pade "sikulu"

school room

pade lotu

church

pade mokoso

hopspital

pado

pluck (a fowl)

pae napu

pineapple

pae pae

wave (the hand)

paga

flee

paka

kick

pakala

thunder

pala

accept

pala

acquire

pala

bring

pala

carry

pala

collect

pala

get

pala

take

pala seko

message

pala tarua

grasp

pala tarua

hold

pala tarua

seize

pala toñove

obtain

pala vakuziki

take away

pala vazao

take away

pala zaqe tekere

borrow

palava

flour

pale

bird

pale kakasa

cockatoo

pale kakasa

parrot

pale kava kava

opossum

pale pale

seagull

paléka

wound

pani

bitter

pani

sour

papao

shell (trochus)

pápapa

cheek

papaqa

open

papauku

bat

paqa

depart

paqa

escape

paqa

quit

paqa ne

escape from

paqara

branch (forked)

paqi paqi

crucify

paqi paqi

nail (crucify)

paqo

injection

paqo

prick

paqo

spear (v.)

para kuda

grate (coconut)

paraka

cane sugar

paraka

sugar cane

parasa

blood

parasa i siporo

bleed

parasina

gaol

parasina

jail

parasina

prison

pare

bed-bug

pariko

axe

pata

article

pata

thing

pata bana

former

pata bana

old thing

pata lavata

important

pata pata

goods

pata pataro

things

pata sakata

evil

pata vekoso

light (thing)

pata volomo

never mind

patagege

food

patere

father (priest)

paturu

lump

pau

cook (on stones)

pazala

fire-arms

pazala

gun

pazi

lamp

pazi mozolo

torch

pe teka

part (in hair)

pede pede

scorpion

pegi

knife

peka peka

outside

pela

weak (inactive)

pene

ask for)

pene

beg

pene

pray

pene

seek

penutu

husk (of coconut)

"pepa"

paper

pepésu

lip

pepetarana maeke

foot

pepeu

meeting

pepeu

story

pepeu biraña

story (bad)

pera

feud

pera

fight (quarrel)

pera

quarrel

pera

row (quarrel)

piala

pipe

pika

bend

pine

pig (sow)

pio

bald

pipisi

tourniquet

pipite

shine (light or torch)

pipitogolo

swing (intrans.)

piqogo

worm

piri

wait

piri tekere

expect

piriporomaka

haphazard

piru

savage

piru

wild (animal)

piruku

thin (people)

pisanaulu

thirty

pisi kole

willy wag-tail

pite

torch (to shine a…)

pito

carry (infant on shoulder)

po po kona

upon

podo

birth

podo

grow (plants)

poga

calico

poga

cloth

poga kade

bandage

pogasa

pig (boar)

poge

lie (untruth)

poge poge

FALSE

poke katoga

bundle (sac-sac)

poke katoga

sac-sac (bundle it)

polana

below

polana

beneath

polana

under

pole

brush (the bush)

polo qotoro

tremble (when sick)

poluku karisi

fold (the arms)

poño

dirty

popoka

steep

popoka

ascend

popokona

on

popokona

over

popoqe

console

poposara

clap

poposara

slap (face)

poqo poqo

black

poreke

crocodile

pori

frog

porro piruku

emaciated

potopoto

fire-arms (rifle)

pua

earth

pua

land

pua

soil

pua rapi

mud

puare

feed (animals)

puda

smash (strike with fist or stick)

puda

wave (sea hitting rocks)

pui

promise

pukúna maeke

ankle

pulu

hair (of body)

puna

asthma

puñu

heart

pupuika

hide

pupuika

secret

puqo

milk (v.)

puqo

squeeze

puraka

abound

puraka

full

pusi

short

"pusi"

cat



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