vananarm; hand.Nei nono duma ri mava moi bae; ini vana fare niyo.Go and help Mum to carry coconut; her arms are full.Nai ago ago mida ya na vana feko reyo ma neyaka.My boyfriend waved his hand at me and I went down.Numbers beyond regode 'three' take various forms modifying vana 'hand': 4: vana raro (lit. hand line); 5: vana berou autu (lit. hand side empty); 6: vana berou autu yokoi maka (lit. hand side empty one only); 7: vana berou autu remanu (lit. hand side empty two); 8: vana berou autu regode (lit. hand side empty three); 9: vana berou autu vana raro (lit. hand side empty hand line); 10: vana ufo (lit. hand clap). Beyond 10, only English numbers are used, and even beyond 3, English numbers are regularly used because they are less cumbersome.2.1.3.1Armvana berou autuunspec. comp. formfiveKokila ago nidedi vene bi rautu vana berou auturi amededi.Those who speak the Kokila dialect live in five villages.vana berou autu regodeunspec. comp. formeightAgiya meda bi September vana berou autu regode.Tomorrow's date is September 8th.vana berou autu remanuunspec. comp. formsevenMina rema ini mida bi vana berou autu remanu.This woman has seven children.vana berou autu vana rarounspec. comp. formnineAmiye vana berou autu vana raro boyadi Kaikanomu rauturi.Nine people went up to Kaikanomu village.vana berou autu yokoi makaunspec. comp. formsixNai mida bi vana berou autu yokoi maka.I have six children.vana geduunspec. comp. formcnelbowVana gedu etu niyo.My elbow has a boil on it.vana kevounspec. comp. formparalysed/withered hand.Ma minari vana kevo amiye yokoi amegamo.And there was a man there with a paralysed hand.vana metonaunspec. comp. formcnindex fingerIni vana metona dudu koruri bi risi nai afiye moi amuta reyaine.He should moisten the end of his finger in the water to cool my tongue.vana moi kita renaunspec. comp. formwork hardVana moi kita kita rena bi vegu buni.Working hard is a good practice.vana rafounspec. comp. formpalm of handNa bi nai vana rafori ya aigamaka.I always welcome you (lit. 'I put you in the palm of my hand').Idiomaticvana rarounspec. comp. formcnfourRauturi meda vana raro ameyafa.We stayed four days in the village.vana rarokounspec. comp. formcnfingersKaikai yaku nai vana rarokori maka aki reyo.The scorpion bit me right on my fingers.vana renaunspec. comp. formcvfeed, care for.Yi mokena moi ave risi reyoma rauna digamadima mina usi bi ya vana reyo.He humbled you and you went hungry and then he fed you.vanari ainaunspec. comp. formdeliver; hand over.Kamini moisi ina vene di vanari aiyo.So they took him and delivered him up to the people.vana tuunspec. comp. formhelpless, short-handed.Adina mina vene bi mokena toe moigamadi ma vana tu ini mamoe dogo amiye bi de kana.Because they were worried and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.vana ufounspec. comp. formcntenIna bi lagani vana ufo dibura yavari ameyo.He spent ten years in jail.vanauunspec. comp. formby handYa nida dadisi yi ekama vanau moisi rautu di!I tell you to get up, take your mat by the hand and go home!