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

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va gata

publish

va moza

cook

va nanao tarua

remind

va oso

ring (bell)

va riro

confuse

va riro

mislead

va rore zuka

stray (from path)

va saba koru

mispronounce

va tabo

bless

va too

revive

va ule

return

va vae valu

cunning

va vako

cook (with saucepan)

va velaka

mend

va vizu vizu

shake

va vole

cure

va vorua

renew

va vorua

repair

va zaka zaka

lift

vabatua

adore

vabesa

betray

vadegere

erect

vadogara

arouse

vadogara

wake (to wake up)

vae

assault

vae

beat

vae

hit

vae

strike

vae vale

destroy

vae vale

kill

vae vale basoe

murder

vae vale tanuna so

suicide

vaeitolo

roll

vagari gari

tickle

vagata

declare

vagata

inform

vagerete

flatter

vagogoro

decrease

vagoqoro

humble

vagoro

carry (something on shoulder)

vagoto

faith

vakaega

forbid

vakalu

beads

vakari

joke

vake vakele

procession

vakitaka

friend

vakokole

force

vakuziki

subtraction

vakuziki kapotona

peel

valaka

aged man

valaka

man (old)

valaka

old man

valeke

male

valeke

man

valeke ia

husband

valeke nanaro

man (widower)

valeke nanaro

widower

valeke sakata

villain

valeke voru

youth

valeke zazu

labourer

valimana

fifth

valua

paddle (v.)

valua

row (boat)

valupo

finish (v.)

valusu

waste

vamao

allow

vamao

approve

vamao

let

vamaqata

depress

vameno

adorn

vameno

decorate

vamia

show

vamuraka

deceive

vana

lose

vana

shoot

vana

throw

vanadua

fasten

vanama

make ready

vanama

prepare

vanama bana

ready

vañaña

feed (persons)

vanaqe

reject (throw away)

vanaqe

throw away

vanede

stretch (taut)

vanede

tighten

vano "santo"

saints

vano degara

enemy

vano kakavata

heretic

vano koluka

white people

vano nalu bana

ancestor

vano poqo poqo

native

vano rodoko

pagan

vano siko

thief

vano tabo

saints

vaogoto

believe

vaonomona

sixth

vapada pada

example

vapada pada

sign

vapada pada seko

parable

vapisana

third

vapisana zazu

Wednesday

vapuraka

fill

váraqa

excite

vari

sting-ray

vari dusu dusu

knock together

vari kapati

join hands (for prayer)

vari kavala

exchange

vari koma

funeral (cremation)

vari kutona

border

vari loboro

middle

vari pada

equal

vari seko tabe

talk (conversation)

vari soba

attach

vari soba

join

vari tora

equal

vari valegu

argue

vari vaqata

conversation

vari vose

race (sport)

varigove

oyster

variloboro

between

variloboro

centre

varipada

alike

varipada

same

variro

deceive

varitara

fight (fists)

varitora

even (level, smooth)

varitora

same

varitupo

collide

varivou

cemetery

varuana

second

varuana zazu

Tuesday

vasa

hundred

vasadaka

confess

vasadaka

show

vasakata

damage

vasakata

injure

vasakata lupo

destroy

vasakata pata

fault

vasakata pata

sin

vasareki

admonish

vasi vasi

selfish

vasikulu

teach

vasinaulu

forty

vasoqa boko

moon (full)

vasoru

drop

vatatana

teach

vatavoisi

heal

vato

manner

vato sakata

crime

vato vato

conduct

vato vato

habit

vatoo

save

vatopu

add

vatopu

increase

vatopua

multiply

vatotoloño

correct (to make correct)

vatupi

begin

vatupia

start

vatutubo

coerce

vatutubo

compel

vatutubo

force

vavae

grandfather (my)

vavagado

rich

vavanina

sister

vavaotovo

generous (with work)

vaváqasa

throat

vavasina

fourth

vavasina zazu

Thursday

vavelaka

adorn

vavelaka

improve

vavituna

seventh

vazaka

praise

vazakazaka

glorify

vazaluna

eighth

vazao

send (away)

vazari

conceive

vazari

create

vedo vedo

thin (objects)

vejo

penis

vekusu

flying fox (large)

velaka

correct

velaka

good

velaka sivala

best

velaka sivala

excellent

velaka sivala

thanks

vele

wish

vele batu

ambitious

vena

dugong

veqa

dance

vesu

bed

vesu

bench

vesu

desk

vesu

seat

vi viri

parrot (red)

vigo

muscle

vikúkete

twist (wire)

vine

choose

vine

elect

vine

pick (choose)

vine

select

viri

tobacco

visara

covet

visu visu

quiver

visu visua

agitate

visua

stir

vito vito qo

famous

vitoño

name

vívoro

revolve

vokara

ache

vokara

agony

vokara

pain

vokara

sore (painful)

vokara

suffer

vokara kuzukuna

headache

vokara kuzukuna

hurt

vokara sopa

constipation

vokara sopa

diarrhoea

vola za

unwrap

voli

pay

voli makuru

costly

voli makuru

dear (costly)

voli makuru

expensive

voli malumu

cheap

voli voli

buy

volina

cost

volina

price

voremake

leprosy

voru

clean

voru

fresh

voru

new

voru

young

vosoro

ashore (to come)

vota

divide

vota

share

voua

bury

voua

funeral (burial)

vudara

ant (small)

vudu

island (big)

vúzaka

rubbish (on a floor or path)

wafi

jetty

wafi

wharf

"wia" paqo paqo

wire (barbed)

"wia"

wire

wiki

week

win

defeat

win

victory

za

go

za bana

gone

za kenaga

precede

za pala

fetch

zaka zaka

above

zaka zaka

high

zákete

uncover (take leaf off stones for cooking)

zakone

yesterday

zákuku

diarrhoea

zale

drift (float)

zale

float

zalunaulu

eighty

zanzaka

current

zapu

chew

zari

create

zari

have

zari

bear (a child)

zat aro

good bye

zaza

away

zaza

journey

zaza

walk

zazu

build

zazu

duty

zazu

job

zazu

labour

zazu

make

zazu

work

zazu vasakata pata

fornicate, sin

zazune osina pata

almighty

zékete

poke

zele

pour

ziku

bangle

ziño

interval

ziño

rest

ziziku

elbow

zogoto

sharp

zora

ant (white)

zuga

pour

zugu

prick

zuka

footpath

zuka

path

zuka

road

zuka sai

avoid

zuka sai

dodge

zunu

sink

zuñu e saña

West

zunu sana

dusk




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