varavararelativeMeda buni nai varavara vene; dia sina beika buni to; sioni vene yaku nidedi kana Happy Valentines (sic) ya ibounai rofu.Good day my relatives; not a good saying but; like white people say Happy Valentine's to everyone.4.1.9.1Related by birth
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varei muyenaunspec. comp. form ofvarena
varei neneva renaunspec. comp. form ofvarena
varenava1sleep, lie (down); engage in sexual intercourse.Mina mida remanu bi iruku irina de rauna vareyadi.These two children didn't eat food and slept hungry.Egu aruma ya komo iyeri kuki u varedo.The green snake was coiled up lying on the palm leaves.unspec. var.va35.7Sleepvarei muyenaunspec. comp. formbe in a deep sleep; have heavy eyes.Peter bi borona resi varei muyeyo.Peter was in a deep sleep on his back.Varegamadi, adina varei muyeyadi.They were sleeping because their eyes were heavy.varei neneva renaunspec. comp. formhave insomnia; sleep lightly.Ore didedi, ye varei neneva refo.The sorcerers are moving around, so sleep lightly.varena amenaunspec. comp. formliving, life.Ma gokai beika amiye di varena amena moi siko ide riyaka.And I was not disturbing people's living.
varena amenaunspec. comp. form ofvarena
vari afiyeunspec. comp. form ofvariva
varikawarika2chief; important, special.Ina bi varika amiye yokoi.He is one chief.cf., Maoro ariki.unspec. var.warika14.6.1Rulervarika amiyeunspec. comp. formlord, king, master.Vima di yeiva baego Varika amiye gutu.The Spirit's power will come from the Lord.Ya bi ina vene di varika amiye ba?Are you their king?
varika amiyeunspec. comp. form ofvarika
varinaplant; set (out).Ina bi arefa varidedi.They are planting sugarcane.Nai baba yaku dirigo varisi dona tora uyo.My father set a trap and killed a big pig.Bebuga farovasi yava adinari vari.Plant the croton flowers around the house.6.2.3Plant a field
varivavari1goanna/monitor/reptile; lizard species.Ini firubobigori vegiya ina bi variva kana.When he is climbing you will see that he is like a goanna.Yabo odorori variva veyaka.I saw a monitor up in a tree.unspec. var.vari21.6.1.3.2Lizardvari afiyeunspec. comp. form1double tongue, wishy-washy.Yi ago bi tau gade; rama ya bi vari afiye.You have made words/much talk; indeed you are wishy-washy.Idiomatic
varukaclothes, cloth(ing); material.Varuka raeniri butu rifo miya ya dou nido dada.Collect the clothes on the line because the rain is getting them wet.Varuka goidu aiyo?Where did you put the cloth/material?5.3Clothingvaruka buniunspec. comp. formlinenIni rovaita moi sokau resi varuka buni ruaka dudu kumu riyo.He took the body down and wrapped it in new linen.varuka gabuunspec. comp. formsackclothMirona vene bi senagi varuka gabu akusi udo ini rovaita ifi reyagadu.Those people would have long ago put on sackcloth and sprinkled ashes on their bodies.
varuka buniunspec. comp. form ofvaruka
varuka gabuunspec. comp. form ofvaruka
vasavaha1sand, gravel, bank, shore, beach.Yokoi aru uba meraini ini roka roka bi Vasa bona Iya amegamadi.One day there were two cousins, their names were Sand and Star.Amiye tau gade bi koru vasari are reyadi.Many people were standing at the water's shore.Mina ere bi vaha guta.That there is a nice beach.unspec. var.vaha21.3.1.5Island, shorevasauunspec. comp. formon the sandBuni dudu vasau okiyafari, bi veitao reyafa bi motumotu.When we were safely on the beach, we discovered that it was an island.Derivation of vasa=u 'sand-on'
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