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

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saboro

wash (plates, calico)

sadaka me

appear

saka'pa

forest

sakata

bad

sala

hot

salapa

floor

sale

child

sale

youth

sale gole

daughter

sale medara

baby

sale medara

infant

sale valeke

son

saña

sun

saña I keba

rise (sun)

saña I keba

sunrise

saña I zunu

sun down (sunset)

sapu

yam

sapua

cover up

saqe

mouth

saqe

teeth

saqena pepeko

fish hook

saqena pepeko

hook

saqi

bear a child

saqi niqa

lay egg

saqo

hungry

sara

grave

sarápa

betel pepper

saréki

afraid

saréki

fear

saropo

oar

saropo

paddle (n.)

sarsaruku lolotoro

early morning

saru saruku

morning

sarusaruku lolotoro

dawn

sasá oro

porpoise

sasaniqa

bush

Satana

Satan

sau

for

sava

feather

sava ro

plume

save

catch

seka

servant

seko

language

seko

talk

seko

voice

seko

word

seko sakata

abuse

seko vagata

speak

seqe

bathe

seqe

beak

seqe

wash (the body)

sereke

pot

sereke

saucepan

sesero

broom

sesero

sweep

seu seu

grass

seva

gale

seva

squall

seva

wind (n.)

seva kikiuru

wind blows

sia

seat (chair)

siba

touch

sida

forbid (a marriage)

sideke

splash

sidókuru

sneeze

sidu

lobster

sigana

hold close

sigo

tangled

sika

dog

siko

steal

siko

theft

sikulu

educate

sikulu

advise

sikulu

learn

sikulu

school

sikulu

study

sila

corn

silono

nose ornament

sima

flog

sima

scourge

simi simi

fly (small sandfly)

simu simu

sandfly (small)

sina sina

parents

sinagi

race (family line)

sinana

mother

sinana lavata

aunt

sinaqi

clan

sinara

corpse

sine

confess

sine

inform

sine

relate, tell

sine bana

promise

sine na

scale (of fish)

sine ne napu

repeat

sine va ogoto

truth (tell the…)

"sipi"

sheep

siporaña

door

siporaña

gate

siporo

depart

siporo

go out

siporo

out

siporo me

emerge

sire

fly (insect)

siriki

tide (high)

siro siro

mirror

sisídeke

finger (little)

sisigerena

fin

sisika

hunt (with dogs)

sisíki

tease

sisira

sew

sisíri

floweer bud

situ

poor

"situa"

shop

"situa"

store

sivala

excessive

sivala

most

sivala nalu

late

sivale

pass by

siviri

colon

"skela"

weigh

"smoka"

cigarette

"smoka"

pipe

so ko ro

storm

soba

find

soba

meet

soka

change

soka soka

bottom

soka soka

low

sokana

complete (finish)

soki

vulva

soko

desire

soko

like (to want)

soko

need

soko

want

soko

wish

sola

dig

solka soka

down

solobio

rainbow

soloko

repair (a leaf-house)

soloko

sac-sac (repair)

soloku

castrate

so'lolo

fat (of animal)

so'lolo

grease (animal fat)

soma soma gegelo

dove

sone

drip

sone

leak

sopa

abdomen

sopa

belly

sopa

stomach

sopa

womb

sopeke

banana (young)

soqa

banana

soqa

jump

soqa

leap

soqa ne

eager

soro

soft (substance)

soru

fall

soso

different

soso taru

separate

sosop

wash (clothes)

sososo

generous

sosovolomo

gift

sou

heron

souvu

crane (bird)

sua

carry (infant in arms)

suala

dive

subi

burn

subita

roast

sue

spit

sugi

hang (a person)

suina

sap

suka

little

suka

small

sukita

poison

supiti

comb

surapa

hunt (with dogs)

suri suri

comb

suria

scrape

susu

breast

susubi boko

clean (pig - 'burn hairs')

susubi sareke

finger (second)

susukua

indicate (to point)

susukua

point

susukutae

finger (first)

susula

sac-sac (bind together)

súsuma

brain

susuvili

claw

susuvili

finger nail

susuvili

nail (finger or toe)
 




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