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vai taftafalunspec. comp. form ofn-tafal
vatka'ivat'ka?icfvatminanvatralanvatungravel made of small stones and/or broken coralAmilir semen, ngur ovu vatka'i ma rna'a isa.We mix cement, sand and gravel all together.
varvuru3unspec. comp. form ofn-vuru
vain ko'uunspec. comp. form ofvai
voa-n-niapfxsmellIan a voan sian.The fish smells bad.n-favoaunspec. comp. formvtto smell
vunutcfmneran2unspec. comp. form ofnerannlarge spear to hunt pig withvunut a tear1unspec. comp. formnwar instrumentsn-vunutunspec. comp. formvtpound s.t. until it's crushed or pounded fine, only pertaining to corn, or as a slang, referring to what a person will do to s.o.'s face
vaivatulnspeech ; word
vavoatunspec. comp. form ofn-voat
van3nlikely the spleen, as it's felt when there are fever cycles, probably from malaria
varverinnkawat atau kabel putih yg dipakai dengan tasi untuk mencari ikan
vatawearna star that comes out late at night
vahifravahi fra:unspec. var.liriuvatna star constellation (probably little dipper) in the shape of a kite, coming into view with the east winds. This is the third of four constellations that are used to time gardens by
vunitainstar cluster, possibly the face of Taurus. This is the second star cluster to become visible in the east season
vunyanatnstar constellation in a round shape, usually comes into view with the first east winds and rains. This is the first of the four constellations that Fordata people use to time their gardens and seasons.
vatminancfvatka'ivatralanvatuna very hard type of stone
vulaavu:'la:nstraight hair
vaturannstranger from an unknown area
vatnaitnswallow species
vai tnebarnthe old name for the Fordata language, spoken on the islands of Fordata, Larat, Molo, Maru, western Yamdena, Nuswotar and Labobar
vutu1'vutunumtenfavutuunspec. comp. formnumten timesvatvutununspec. comp. formnumby tens ; in groups of tens
vlur'vluurnumcounting ten fish or s.t. else
vluriadjtenfold for fish or pigsIa nving ian a vluri isaa.He caught 10 fish.
vutu rahin itelu'vut 'rahin i'telunumthirteen
vatabrana2ntom boy
voarntrap for pigs and birds. It is only on the ground