vi1vibai2backside, tail.Yi mida ka bi gauka reyoma vi feka niyo.Your son also got sick and his backside became skinny.unspec. var.vibai12.1.2Torsovi figonaunspec. comp. formtailboneDona di vi figona na maradi.They gave me the pig's tailbone.viuunspec. comp. form1n2by the tailUka ori bodori viu riyaka.When the cuscus was running away I grabbed it by the tail.Derivation of vi=u 'tail-by'.
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viaiganalastbornIna bi nai oure di viaigana mida.He is my older brother's lastborn child.Precedes head noun phrase.4.1.9.1.9Birth order
vibanianimal, meal, protein.Rumana vene dinibona diyadi vibani tora gade uyadi.The men went hunting during the mourning period and killed a lot of animals.Mina urusari maka mina vibani itari orisi irigedi.On this night alone they are only to roast this meat to eat it.Vibani toga ga irifa yi uka eta nigedi baebu.Don't eat more protein or you'll have worms in your stomach.1.6Animal
vimaspirit, soul; image, likeness, shadow, photo(graph).Vima buni bi yasa amedo.The good spirit is staying with you.Ini vima bi buni.His soul is good.Yi vima veyaka.I saw your photo.3.1Soul, spiritvima dinaunspec. comp. formamaze, surprise.Amiye tau vanu vima diyadi ini beika niyo neideyadiri.Many people were amazed when they heard what he had done.vima fufuta ninaunspec. comp. formshadowUriyenau medari vima fufuta niyo.In the afternoon there were shadows.vima ketenaunspec. comp. formbe very surprisedAmiye tau gade mina vegasa vima keteyadi.Everyone saw this and was very surprised.Vima kikifaunspec. comp. formHoly SpiritVima kikifa uni usa usa neide; una iriyeduka re.Holy Spirit hear that we keep praying; (and) have mercy on us.vima nounspec. comp. formdemon, evil spirit.Resi vima no umeki resi mokena vegu regamafa.And we were casting out evil spirits and performing miracles.
vima fufuta ninaunspec. comp. form ofvima
vima ketenaunspec. comp. form ofvima
Vima kikifaunspec. comp. form ofvima
vinashoot, sprout, sapling.Gua mamo vina bodo.Just now the shoots/sprouts are coming out.Oama vina moisi aeyema ori.Take the oama saplings and burn the garden.1.5.5Parts of a plant
viromogo2axeMida godua, dofou ga irifa yi viro tu nigo.Young boys, don't eat the dofou fish or your axe will become blunt.Roger ini viro vara odeyo.Roger's axe handle broke.unspec. var.mogo36.7.1Cutting toolviro varaunspec. comp. formsevenIna yaku gokai sina bura rena di ini ida tau vakoi viro vara una nioteimaro.He taught us all the seven steps of how to write stories.
vitualone, only; without relative, orphaned.Na maka bi vitu amiye.I am just an orphan.4.4.2.5Separate, alonevitu veneunspec. comp. formonly childrenUna ka bi vitu vene.We are also only children (i.e.,with no siblings).
voibuying, selling.Voi voi sanari amiye yaku buni dudu maka nikabai reyagane.In the markets (lit. 'buying/selling places') people should only answer them nicely.6.8.4.1Buyvoi renaunspec. comp. formbuy, pay, redeem.Koima, evadi raga nesi nai ima voi resi bae.Son, go quickly and buy my betel nuts (ie. some for me) and come.Senagi tora vene yaku rema rumana mesi ini gokai dudu rema voi regamadi.Before the elders married people and this is how they were paying bride price.
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