English-Fijian dictionary
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English word |
Fijian word |
Fijian pronouciation |
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1st person singular |
qu |
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2nd person dual |
drau |
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2nd person plural |
muni |
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or singular polite |
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2nd person plural |
oni |
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or singular polite |
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2nd person plural (oni) |
ni |
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2nd person singular |
iko |
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2nd person trial |
dou |
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3rd person plural |
era |
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3rd person plural |
ira |
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3rd person singular |
na |
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3rd person singular, "he", "she" |
koya |
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a title |
tui |
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when prefixed to a place name |
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a, an |
e dua na |
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one of |
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abandon |
biu-ta |
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lai-va vakadua |
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abase |
vakaisi-na |
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abased |
sa vakaisini |
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abash |
vakamadua-taka |
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abate |
vakalailai-taka |
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abbreviate |
vakalekaleka-taka |
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abdomen |
kete-na |
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boto ni kete-na |
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abduct |
lawa-vaka |
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vakabaca-na |
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abet |
vuke-a |
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too-taka |
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abeyance |
tei tuu |
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abhor |
ca-ta |
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abhorrent |
ca-ti |
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vakasisilataki |
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ability |
vuku |
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rawa kaa |
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abject |
vakaloloma |
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lomani; dawai |
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ablaze |
kama tiko |
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able |
rawa |
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aboard |
I waqa |
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about (approx) |
rauta |
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above |
dela |
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above |
I cake, I dela |
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abroad |
mai valagi |
mai vaalangi |
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accept |
ciqoma |
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accident |
vakacalaka |
vakathalakaa |
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accommodation |
otela, icili |
ootela |
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ache |
mosi |
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across (go across) |
takoso-va |
taakoso-va |
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across (the road/river) |
I tai |
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addict |
dau-, manamana- |
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addicted to kava |
daugunuyaqona |
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manamanayagona |
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administration |
veiliutaki |
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admire |
qoroya |
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admission |
icurucuru |
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admit |
vakadinata |
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advantage |
kena vinaka |
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adventure |
ilakolako talei |
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advice |
vakasala |
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afraid |
rere |
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afraid of |
rerevaka |
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after (wards) |
oti |
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afternoon |
yakavi |
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(from about three) |
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afternoon |
sigalevu |
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(till about 3pm) |
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again |
tale |
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against (be against) |
saqata |
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against (lean against) |
ravi-ta |
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age |
yabaki |
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agree |
duavata, vakadonuya |
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agriculture |
teitei |
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ahead |
I liu |
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aid |
veivuke |
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air |
cagi |
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air conditioned |
vakabatabatataki |
vakambatambataataki |
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airline |
kabani ni waqavuka |
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airplane |
waqavuka |
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all |
kece, taucoko |
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allow |
vakadonuya |
vakandoonuya |
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almost |
voleka |
vooleka |
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alone |
duadua, taudua |
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also |
tale ga |
tale ngaa |
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always |
dau, tu ga |
tuu gaa |
always laughing - dau dredre, dredre tu ga |
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amazing |
veivakadrukai |
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ambassador |
mata |
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among (persons) |
maliwai |
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among (things) |
I maliwa ni |
I maaliwa ni |
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ancient |
makawa |
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and |
kei, qai |
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and |
kei, ka, ia |
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angry |
cudru |
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animal |
manumanu |
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another |
dua tale |
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another (different) - duatani |
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answer (n) |
isau |
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answer (v) |
sauma |
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ant |
qasikalolo |
nqasikaalooloo |
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antiseptic |
wainimate |
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ni mavoa |
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any (a quantity of) |
na |
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any (at random) |
dua ga |
ndua ngaa |
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apology (ceremonial act of) |
soro |
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apple |
yapolo |
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appointment |
veibuka |
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apporximately |
vakacaca |
vakathaathaa |
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argue |
veiba, veileti |
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arid |
dravuisiga |
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arm |
liga |
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arrive |
yaco |
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arrive, come to a stop |
kele |
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ascend |
cabe-ta |
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ashamed |
madua |
maanduaa |
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ask |
taro-ga |
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ask for |
kere-a |
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aspirin |
aspirini |
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at |
I, mai |
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at |
e, mai |
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at, from, hither |
mai |
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aunt |
tina-lailai |
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mother's younger sister |
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aunt |
nei |
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father's sister |
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aunt |
tina-levu |
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mother's older sister |
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authority |
lewa |
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autumn |
vulaimatumatua |
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avocado |
pea |
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awake |
yadra |
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awake, good morning |
yadra |
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away |
yani, tani |
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away |
tani |
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baby |
peipei, gonedramidrami |
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babysitter |
meimei |
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bachelor |
dawai |
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bachelor (eligible) |
cauravou |
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back |
daku, i muri |
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back (be back, come back) |
lesu mai |
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back (n) |
daku |
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backpack |
idrekedreke |
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bad |
ca |
thaa |
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bad, evil, ruin |
ca |
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bag |
kato, taga, beki |
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baggage |
iyaya |
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Bail, to |
nima |
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Bailer |
nimima |
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baker |
dauvauimadrai |
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balcony |
varada |
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ball |
polo |
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banana |
jaina |
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band (military) |
matabani |
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band (musical) |
mataqiriqiri |
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bandage (n) |
I-vadreti |
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bandage (v) |
vadreti-taka |
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bank |
baqe |
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banknote |
noti, ilavo pepa |
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bar |
valenigunu |
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bar |
vale ni yaqona |
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bark |
kuli |
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bark (n) |
kuli |
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bark (v) |
kodro |
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bashful |
madua |
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basket |
kato |
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basket |
kato, basikete |
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bath |
tavu ni sisili |
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bathe |
sili, sisili |
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bathe |
sisili |
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bathroom |
valenisili |
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bay |
toba |
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Bay |
toba |
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beach (bathing) |
baravi nuku |
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beach (landing) |
matasawa |
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Beam |
soko |
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beans |
bini |
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beard |
kumi |
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beautiful |
totoka |
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because |
baleta, ni |
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bed |
imocemoce, idavodavo |
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bedbug |
kutunitana |
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beef |
bulumakau |
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beer |
bia |
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before |
I liu |
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Beg, to |
kerekere |
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beggar |
daukerekere |
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begin |
tekivu |
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beginner |
se qai vuli |
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behind |
I muri, daku- |
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behind |
e muri |
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behind you |
I dakumu |
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belch |
derekona, todroge |
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believe |
vakabauta |
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bell |
lali |
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below |
I ra |
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bent |
kalove |
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beside |
I yasa |
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best |
vinaka duadua |
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better |
vinaka (cake) |
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between |
I loma ni… kei… |
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bible |
ivolatabu |
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bicycle |
basikeli |
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big |
levu |
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bill |
bili |
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bird |
manumanu (vuka) |
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birthday |
sigaanisucu |
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biscuit |
keke, bisikete |
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bit |
tiki |
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bitter |
gaga |
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black |
loaloa |
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blame |
beitaka |
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blanket |
vulaqeti |
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bleed |
dra |
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bless |
vakalougatataka |
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blind |
mataboko |
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blister |
buta |
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blond |
uluvula |
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blood |
dra |
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blow (person) |
uvu-ca |
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blow (wind) |
liwa |
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blue |
karakarawa |
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board (ship) |
vodo |
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board (v) |
vodo |
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boat |
waqa, boto |
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body |
yago- |
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boil (n) |
bo |
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boil (v) |
vakasaqa-ra |
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boiled |
saqa |
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bomb |
bomu |
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book |
ivola |
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bookshop |
sitoa no ivola |
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bored |
vucesa |
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boring |
vakavucesa |
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born |
sucu |
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borrow |
kerea, vakayagataka |
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boss |
boso |
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both |
ruarua |
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bottle |
tavaya |
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bowl |
tanoa |
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box |
kateni |
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box |
kato |
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boy |
gonetagane |
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boyfriend |
itau (tagane) |
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bracelet |
qato |
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Branch |
tabana |
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brave |
yaloqaqa |
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bread |
madrai |
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breadfruit |
uto |
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break |
musuka |
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break (glass, china) |
voroka |
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break (rope, vine) |
gutuva |
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break open |
basu-ka |
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breakfast |
ikatalau |
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have breakfast - katalau |
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breast |
sucu |
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breastfeed |
vakasucuma |
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breathe |
cegu |
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breeze |
mudre |
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bribe |
vaqumia |
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bridge |
wavu |
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bright |
ramase |
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Bring |
kauta mai |
ka ou tah my |
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broken |
kamusu |
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broken (bone) |
ramusu |
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broken (glass, china) |
kavoro |
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brother |
gane |
ngaane |
female's brother |
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brother |
taci- |
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male's younger brother |
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brother |
tuaka- |
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male's older brother |
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Brother's daughter |
vugoqu yalewa |
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Brother's son |
vugoqu tagane |
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brown |
braun, raradamu |
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bruise |
dabuiloa |
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brunet, brunette |
uludamu |
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bucket |
vokete |
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bug |
burogo |
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build (bridge) |
viri-a |
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build (building) |
tara |
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build (wall) |
tuva |
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building |
vale |
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bull |
tamanibulumakau |
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burn (n) |
vakama |
vaakamaa |
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burn (v) |
kama |
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bus |
basi |
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business |
bisinisi |
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busy |
osooso, ogaoga |
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but |
ia, ga |
ngaa |
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butcher |
buja |
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butter |
bata |
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butterfly |
bebe |
mbeembee |
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buy |
voli-a |
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cabbage |
kaveti |
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café |
valenikana |
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cake |
keke |
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camera |
itaba |
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camp (n - army) |
keba |
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camp (v) |
vakavalelaca, keba |
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candle |
kadrala |
kaandrala |
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candy |
loli |
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capital |
koroturaga |
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car |
motoka |
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car (Eng.) |
motoka |
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cards (deck of) |
imau |
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cards (play cards) |
veimau |
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care |
qarauna, maroroya |
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to take care of |
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care |
veitalia (vei au) |
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I don't care |
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carpenter |
matai |
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carpenter |
matai, mataisau |
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carrot |
kareti |
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carry |
kau-ta |
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carry (person) on back |
vava |
vavaa |
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carry baby in arms |
keve-ta |
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carry in arms |
roqo-ta |
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carry on back |
dreke-ta |
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carry on shoulder |
cola-to |
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cassava |
tavioka |
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cat |
pusi |
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catch (thing running) |
tobo-ka |
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catch (thing thrown) |
ciqo-ma |
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catholic |
katolika |
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cattle |
bulu.makau |
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cattle |
bulumakau |
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Caucasian |
vavalagi |
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also valagi |
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causative adverb prefix |
vaka |
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cave |
qaravatu |
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cemetery |
ibulubulu |
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cent |
sede |
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cent |
sede |
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center |
loma |
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centre |
loma-donu |
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certain |
kila sara ga |
kilaa sara ngaa |
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chair |
idabedabe |
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chance |
gauna |
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change (money) |
veisau-taka |
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chat |
veitalanoa |
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cheap |
saulailai, saurawarawa |
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cheese |
jisi |
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chemist (pharmacy) |
kemesi |
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cheque |
jeke |
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Chest |
sere |
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Chestnut |
ivi |
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Chew, to |
mama |
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chewing gum |
drega |
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chicken |
toa |
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chief |
turaga |
tuuranga |
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chief or gentleman |
turaga |
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chief's house |
valelevu |
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child |
gone |
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child |
gone |
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child (offspring) |
luve- |
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chilli |
rokete, boro |
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chocolate |
jokeliti |
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Church |
vale ni lotu |
vahley nee lohtoo |
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church building |
vale tabu |
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citrus |
moli |
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clean |
savata |
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clear (results) |
macala |
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clear (understood) |
matata |
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climb |
kabata |
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clock |
kaloko |
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close (v.) |
sogota |
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clothes |
isulu |
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Cloud |
ou |
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Coast |
baravi |
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coconut |
niu, bu |
new |
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coconut tree |
vu ni niu |
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cold, coolness |
batabata |
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Come |
lako mai |
la ko my |
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commoners |
lewenivanua |
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confederacy |
matanitu |
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government |
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contraction of ko i au |
oiau |
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cook |
vaka.saqa |
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Coral |
lase |
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Corpse to be eaten |
bokola |
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correct |
dodonu |
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cost |
isau |
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count |
wilika |
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cow |
bulu.makau |
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cry |
tagica |
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cup |
bilo |
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dance |
tara.lala, danisi |
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Dance |
meki |
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dark |
buto |
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Daughter |
luvequ yalewa |
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Daughter's daughter |
makubuqu yalewa |
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Daughter's son |
makubuq tagane |
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day |
siga |
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stop raining, daylig |
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die |
mate |
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different |
dua.tani, dui.dui |
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differently |
dui |
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difficult |
dredre |
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dinner |
vaka.yakavi |
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dirty |
duka |
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disease |
mate |
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distant |
yawa |
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do, make work |
cakava |
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doctor |
vuniwai |
|
|
|
dog |
koli |
|
|
|
don't |
kakua |
|
|
|
down |
ra |
|
|
|
dress |
vinivo |
|
(Eng. pinafore) |
|
drink |
gunuva |
|
|
|
Drink |
gunu |
goo noo |
|
|
drive |
draiva |
|
|
|
driver |
draiva |
|
|
|
drum |
lali |
|
large wooden drum |
|
dry |
maca |
|
|
|
each |
dui |
|
|
|
ear |
daliga |
|
|
|
earth |
qele |
|
|
|
Earth Oven |
lovo |
loh-voh |
|
|
easy |
rawa.rawa |
|
|
|
Eat |
kana |
kahnah |
|
|
Eatible Greens |
rourou |
|
leaf of dalo root |
|
Eatible Greens |
bele |
|
Island gabbage |
|
Eatible root |
dalo |
|
similar to taro |
|
eight |
walu |
|
|
|
Elder brother |
tuakaqu tagane |
|
|
|
Elder sister |
tuakaqu yalewa |
|
|
|
empty |
galala |
|
|
|
empty |
maca, lala |
|
|
|
English |
vaka-valagi |
|
|
|
enough |
rauta |
|
|
|
enter |
curu |
|
|
|
equal |
tau.tau.vata |
|
|
|
err |
cala |
|
|
|
even |
tau.tau.vata |
|
|
|
evening |
yakavi |
|
|
|
Excuse me |
tulou/tilou |
too-low |
|
|
expert |
dau |
|
|
|
eye |
mata |
|
|
|
eye |
yaloka |
|
eggs |
|
face |
mata |
|
|
|
fall (rain) |
tau |
|
|
|
family head (elected) |
matai |
|
(Samoan) |
|
far |
yawa |
|
|
|
fare |
ivodo.vodo |
|
|
|
farm |
itei.tei |
|
|
|
farmer |
dau teitei |
|
|
|
fast, quick |
totolo, vakatotolo |
|
|
|
Father |
tata |
|
|
|
father |
tama |
|
|
|
Father's elder brother |
tata levu |
|
|
|
Father's elder brother's wife |
nana levu |
|
|
|
Father's father |
bubu tagane |
|
|
|
Father's mother |
bubu yalewa |
|
|
|
Father's sister |
nei |
|
|
|
Father's sister's husband |
momo |
|
|
|
Father's younger brother |
tata lailai |
|
|
|
Father's younger brother's wife |
nana lailai |
|
|
|
feet (meas.) |
foot |
|
|
|
fence |
ba |
|
|
|
Fijian |
vaka-viti |
|
|
|
find |
kunea |
|
|
|
finished |
oti |
|
|
|
fire |
buka |
|
|
|
first |
ima.tai |
|
|
|
first person dual inclusive, us |
daru |
|
|
|
first person singular, "I" |
au |
|
|
|
fish (n.) |
ika |
|
|
|
fish (v.) |
siwa, qoli |
|
|
|
fish with line |
siwa |
|
|
|
fish with nets |
qoli |
|
|
|
fisherman |
gone dau |
|
|
|
five |
lima |
|
|
|
flower |
senikau |
|
|
|
Fly |
laga |
|
|
|
fly (v.) |
vuka |
|
|
|
food |
kakana |
|
|
|
foot |
yava |
|
|
|
for |
ni |
|
|
|
forbidden |
tabu |
|
|
|
forest |
vei.kau |
|
|
|
formal presentation |
sevusevu |
|
usually of kava |
|
four |
va |
|
|
|
Fowl |
toa |
|
|
|
friend |
itau |
|
|
|
friends |
vei.tau |
|
|
|
from |
mai |
|
|
|
fruit |
vua |
|
|
|
full |
mamau |
|
|
|
garden |
itei.tei |
|
|
|
garden plot |
teitei |
|
farm, |
|
gently |
malua |
|
|
|
genuine |
dina |
|
|
|
give |
solia |
|
|
|
go |
lako |
|
|
|
Go away |
lako tani |
la ko tanee |
|
|
God |
kalou |
|
|
|
gone turaga |
high chief |
|
|
|
good |
vinaka |
|
|
|
good day, hello |
sa bula |
|
|
|
Good Morning |
ni sa yadra |
ni sah yan-dra |
|
|
Goodbye |
ni sa moce |
ni sa mothey |
|
|
government |
mata.nitu |
|
|
|
great |
levu |
|
|
|
Great Council of Chiefs |
Bose levu vakaturaga |
|
|
|
greatly |
vaka.levu, sara |
|
|
|
green |
drokadroka, karakarawa |
|
|
|
grumbling |
kudrukudru |
|
|
|
hair |
drau ni ulu |
|
|
|
half |
veimama |
|
|
|
hand |
liga |
|
|
|
handshake |
lululu |
|
|
|
handsome |
totoka |
|
|
|
happen |
yaco |
|
|
|
happy |
marau |
|
|
|
hard |
kau.kaua |
|
|
|
he |
koya |
|
|
|
he she it, in at |
e |
|
|
|
healthy |
bulu |
|
|
|
hear |
rogoca |
|
|
|
heavy |
bibi |
|
|
|
Hello |
bula! |
mbula |
|
|
help |
vei.vuke |
|
|
|
herald |
mata ni vanua |
|
|
|
herald, ambassador |
matanivanua |
|
spokesman |
|
here |
ke, oqo |
|
|
|
here, this |
oqo |
|
|
|
hit (usually with a stick) |
moku |
|
|
|
hold |
taura |
|
|
|
Holy Bible |
Ai Vola Tabu |
|
|
|
honorific prefix (woman) |
adi |
|
|
|
hope |
nui.taka |
|
|
|
horse |
ose |
|
|
|
hot, feverish |
katakata |
|
|
|
hotel |
otela |
|
|
|
hour |
aua |
|
|
|
House |
vale/bure |
vahley/mburey |
|
|
how about? |
vaka.evei |
|
|
|
how many? |
vica |
|
|
|
how? |
vaka.cava |
|
|
|
hundred |
drau |
|
dua na drau |
|
Husband |
daulomani |
|
|
|
Husband's brother |
noqu daku tagane |
|
|
|
Husband's brother's wife |
karua |
|
|
|
Husband's father |
nabugoqu tagane |
|
|
|
Husband's father's brother |
momo |
|
|
|
Husband's father's sister |
nei |
|
|
|
Husband's mother |
nabugoqu yalewa |
|
|
|
Husband's mother's brother |
momo |
|
|
|
Husband's mother's sister |
nei |
|
|
|
Husband's sister |
noqu daku yalewa |
|
|
|
Husband's sister's husband |
noqu veitabuki tagane |
|
|
|
I |
au |
|
|
|
i first |
matai |
|
|
|
i- meaning |
bale bale |
|
|
|
I want |
au vinakata |
aoo vina kahtah |
|
|
if |
ke, kevaka |
|
|
|
ill |
tauvi.mate |
|
|
|
in |
e |
|
|
|
in order to |
me |
|
|
|
inhabitant of |
kai |
|
|
|
inside |
loma |
|
|
|
island |
yanuyanu |
|
|
|
just |
ga |
|
|
|
kava |
yaqona |
|
|
|
Kava-bowl |
tanoa |
|
|
|
kill |
vaka.matea |
|
|
|
kitchen, cooking house |
vale ni kuro |
|
|
|
Knife |
sele |
|
|
|
knife |
isele |
|
|
|
know |
kila |
|
|
|
Lady |
marama |
mahrahmah |
|
|
lamp |
cina |
|
|
|
land |
qele, vanua |
|
|
|
land, place |
vanua |
|
|
|
landowning group |
matanqali |
|
defined by descent, clan |
|
Leaf |
drau |
|
|
|
learn |
vuli |
|
|
|
lesson |
lesoni |
|
|
|
letter, book |
vola |
|
|
|
life, healthy |
bula |
|
|
|
light in weight |
mamada |
|
|
|
Little |
vaka lailai |
vahkah lie lie |
|
|
Lobster |
urou |
|
|
|
Lock of hair of virginity |
taube |
|
|
|
long (time) |
dede |
|
|
|
long, tall |
balavu |
|
|
|
Mammae |
sucuna |
|
|
|
man |
tagane |
|
|
|
mango |
maqo |
|
|
|
many |
vuqa |
|
|
|
marker for common nouns |
na |
|
|
|
marker for common nouns |
a |
|
|
|
Marker for proper nouns (ko) |
o |
|
|
|
market |
makete |
|
|
|
marriage |
vaka.mau |
|
|
|
mat |
ibe |
|
|
|
matches |
masese |
|
|
|
mature |
matua |
|
|
|
meaning |
ibale.bale |
|
|
|
meeting |
bose |
|
|
|
middle |
veimama |
|
|
|
mile |
maile |
|
|
|
minute |
miniti |
|
|
|
miss (v.) |
cala |
|
|
|
Mister |
turaga |
turangah |
|
|
money |
ilavo |
|
|
|
month |
vula |
|
|
|
moon |
vula |
|
|
|
morning |
mataka |
|
|
|
Mosquito |
namu |
|
|
|
mother |
tina |
|
|
|
Mother |
nana |
|
|
|
Mother's brother |
momo |
|
|
|
Mother's brother's wife |
nei |
|
|
|
Mother's elder sister |
nana levu |
|
|
|
Mother's elder sister's husband |
tata levu |
|
|
|
Mother's father |
bubu tagane |
|
|
|
Mother's mother |
bubu yalewa |
|
|
|
Mother's younger sister |
nana lailai |
|
|
|
Mother's younger sister's husban |
tata lailai |
|
|
|
mount (v.) |
vodo |
|
|
|
mountain |
ulunivanua |
|
|
|
mouth |
gusu |
|
|
|
name |
yaca |
|
|
|
Native Lands Commission |
Veitarogivanua |
|
|
|
near |
voleka |
|
|
|
Needle |
eula |
|
|
|
net |
lawa |
|
|
|
new |
vou |
|
|
|
news |
ituku.tuku |
|
|
|
newspaper |
niusi.veva |
|
|
|
night |
bogi |
|
|
|
nine |
ciwa |
|
|
|
No |
sega |
senga |
|
|
No |
segai |
|
|
|
noon |
siga.levu |
|
|
|
Nose |
ueu |
|
|
|
nose |
ucu |
|
|
|
not |
sega ni |
|
|
|
ocean |
wasa.wasa, wasa |
|
|
|
of |
ni, nei |
|
|
|
office |
vale ni vola.vola |
|
|
|
old |
makawa |
|
|
|
old person |
qase |
|
|
|
One |
dua |
ndoo ah |
|
|
One more |
dua tale |
ndooah tahley |
|
|
one, or a in front of nouns |
dua |
|
|
|
only |
ga, dua.dua, wale ga |
|
|
|
open |
dolava |
|
|
|
or |
se |
|
|
|
Orange |
moli |
|
|
|
outside |
tuba |
|
|
|
Owl |
lulu |
|
|
|
owner of soil |
taukei ni qele |
|
|
|
papaya |
weleti |
|
|
|
Papwe |
ualeti |
|
|
|
pardon me |
vosoti au |
|
|
|
pardon me |
vositi au |
|
|
|
past tense |
a |
|
|
|
pastor |
alatala |
|
|
|
path, track, road |
sala, gaunisala |
|
|
|
payment |
isau |
|
|
|
pen (Eng.) |
peni |
|
|
|
penny |
peni |
|
|
|
people |
kai |
|
|
|
perhaps |
beka |
|
if you please, expre |
|
person |
tamata |
|
|
|
pig |
vuaka |
|
|
|
place |
vanua |
|
|
|
plant (v.) |
tea |
|
|
|
plantain, banana |
vudi |
|
cooking banana |
|
play, recreate |
qito |
|
|
|
please |
yalo vinaka, beka, mada |
|
|
|
pleasure |
marau |
|
|
|
Plenty |
vaka levu |
vahkah lay voo |
|
|
possible |
rawa |
|
|
|
post office |
positovesi |
|
|
|
pot |
kuro |
|
|
|
power |
mana |
|
|
|
presumptuous, to be |
viavialevu |
|
|
|
pretty |
totoka |
|
|
|
province |
yasana |
|
|
|
Quickly |
vaka totolo |
vahkah toe toe lo |
|
|
radio |
walesi |
|
|
|
rain |
uca |
|
|
|
read |
wilika |
|
|
|
ready |
vaka.rau |
|
|
|
red |
damudamu |
|
|
|
reef |
cakau |
|
|
|
Relationship |
Fijian Kin term |
|
|
|
religion |
lotu |
|
|
|
report |
ituku.tuku |
|
|
|
request |
kere.kere |
|
|
|
rest |
cegu, vaka.cegu |
|
|
|
rest, retire |
vake-cegu |
|
|
|
restaurant |
vale ni kana |
|
|
|
retire |
vaka.cegu |
|
|
|
return |
lesu |
|
|
|
right side |
ima.tau |
|
|
|
right, correct, straight |
dodonu |
|
|
|
ripe |
matua |
|
|
|
river |
uci.wai |
|
|
|
road |
sala, gauni.sala |
|
|
|
room |
rumu |
|
|
|
root |
waka, vu |
|
|
|
run |
cici |
|
|
|
sacred, forbidden |
tabu |
|
|
|
Sail |
laea |
|
|
|
sail (v.) |
soko |
|
|
|
sailor |
mua |
|
as in kai mua |
|
sand |
nuku |
|
|
|
Sarong |
sulu |
ss-loo |
|
|
say |
tukuna |
|
|
|
school |
koro ni vuli |
|
|
|
school teacher |
qase ni vuli |
|
|
|
sea |
wasa, wasa.wasa |
|
wai tui |
|
see |
raica |
|
|
|
seed |
vua |
|
|
|
sell |
voli.taka |
|
|
|
seven |
vitu |
|
|
|
sharing ancestral god |
tauvu |
|
|
|
sharp |
gata |
|
|
|
she |
koya |
|
|
|
shirt |
sote |
|
|
|
shoe |
ivava |
|
|
|
shoe, sandal |
vava |
|
|
|
Shop |
sitoa |
seetoah |
|
|
shore |
baravi |
|
|
|
short |
lekaleka |
|
|
|
show |
vaka.rai.taka |
|
|
|
sing |
laga sere |
|
|
|
sir |
saka |
|
|
|
sir, madam |
saka |
|
|
|
Sister's daughter |
luvequ yalewa |
|
|
|
Sister's son |
luvequ tagane |
|
|
|
sister's son |
vasu |
|
|
|
sit |
tiko, dabe |
|
remain, be in a plac |
|
six |
ono |
|
|
|
skin |
kuli |
|
|
|
sleep, goodbye |
moce |
|
|
|
slow |
berabera |
|
|
|
slowly |
vaka-malua |
|
|
|
small |
lailai |
|
|
|
smart |
matai |
|
expert, skilled; car |
|
snake |
gata |
|
|
|
soap |
sovu |
|
|
|
soldier, bodyguard |
bati |
|
holder of the marches |
|
some |
so |
|
|
|
Son |
luvequ tagane |
|
|
|
Son's daughter |
makubuqu yalewa |
|
|
|
Son's son |
makubuqu tagane |
|
|
|
sorry |
lomana |
|
|
|
soul |
yalo |
|
|
|
source, root |
vu |
|
|
|
speak, talk, word, language |
vosa |
|
|
|
Spear |
motu |
|
|
|
spear |
moto |
|
|
|
Spirit |
kalou |
|
|
|
spirit |
kalou, yalo |
|
|
|
spouse |
wati |
|
|
|
stand |
tu |
|
|
|
stand up |
tu cake |
|
(tu=stand, be;cake=u |
|
star |
kalo.kalo |
|
|
|
stay |
tiko |
|
|
|
stick |
kau |
|
|
|
stomach |
kete |
|
|
|
stone |
vatu |
|
|
|
store |
sitoa |
|
|
|
story |
itala.noa |
|
|
|
straight |
dodonu |
|
|
|
strong |
kau.kaua |
|
|
|
student |
gone vuli |
|
|
|
sub-clan |
tokatoka |
|
|
|
sugar |
suka |
|
|
|
Sugar cane |
dovu |
doh voo |
|
|
sunny |
siga |
|
|
|
sweet |
kami.kamica |
|
|
|
swim |
qalo |
|
|
|
table |
teveli |
|
|
|
talk |
vosa |
|
|
|
tall |
balavu |
|
|
|
tapa |
masi |
|
|
|
tapioca |
tavi.oka |
|
|
|
taro |
dalo |
|
|
|
tea |
tε |
|
|
|
teacher |
qasi ni vuli |
|
|
|
tell |
tukuna |
|
|
|
ten |
tini |
|
|
|
Thank You |
vinaka |
vee-naka |
|
|
that (adj.) |
oqori, oya |
|
|
|
that (conj.) |
me, ni |
|
|
|
that, there |
koya, oya |
|
|
|
the |
na, a |
|
|
|
there |
keri, kea , oya, oqori |
|
|
|
there |
kea, keya |
|
|
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there, that |
oqori |
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they |
rau, ratou, era, ra, ira |
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Thigh |
ogavae |
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thing |
ka |
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think |
nanuma |
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this |
oqo |
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thousand |
udolu |
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three |
tolu |
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throw |
viri.taka |
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time |
gauna |
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tired |
oca |
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to |
i |
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to, towards |
ki |
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today |
dai.dai, nikua |
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today |
nikua |
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Toilet |
vale/lailai |
vahley lie lie |
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tomorrow |
nimataka |
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tomorrow |
ni mataka |
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Tongue |
yame |
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too much |
rui |
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tooth |
bati |
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top |
dela |
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torch |
cina |
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tree |
kau, vu ni kau |
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tree grub |
yavato |
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trouble |
leqa |
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trousers (Eng.) |
tarausese |
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true, genuine, sincere |
dina |
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try |
tovo.lea |
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turtle |
vonu |
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twenty |
ruasagavulu |
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Two |
rua |
roo ah |
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type |
mata.qali |
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underneath |
e ra |
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unhappiness |
rarawa |
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up |
cake |
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use |
yaga |
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verbal particle |
sa |
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very |
sara |
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Village |
koro |
kohroh |
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village green |
rara |
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visitor |
vulagi |
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wait for |
waraka |
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walk |
gade, tau.bale |
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walk, stroll |
taubale |
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Walk, stroll, |
gade |
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go for pleasure |
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want |
vinakata |
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want to |
via |
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wash |
savata |
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waste time (hit the day) |
moku siga |
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water |
wai |
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Wave |
biau |
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we |
daru, datou, da, |
kei.rau, kei.tou, kei.ma |
mi |
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weather |
draki |
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week |
macawa |
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Well |
mataniwai |
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wet |
sua.sua |
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whaleÆs tooth |
tabua |
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whale's tooth |
tabua |
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What is this |
na cava oqo |
na thava on go |
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what, which |
cava |
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when (conj.) |
ni |
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when? |
naica |
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where? |
vei |
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whether |
se |
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which? |
cava |
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white person |
vavalagi |
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who? |
cei |
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wide |
raraba |
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Wife |
watiqu |
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Wife's brother |
tavalequ tagane |
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Wife's brother's wife |
noqu veitabuki yalewa |
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Wife's father |
nabugoqu tagane |
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Wife's father's brother |
momo |
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Wife's father's sister |
nei |
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Wife's mother |
nabugoqu yalewa |
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Wife's mother's brother |
momo |
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Wife's mother's sister |
nei |
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Wife's sister |
tavalequ yalewa |
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Wife's sister's husband |
karua |
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will |
na |
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wind (n.) |
cagi |
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wireless |
walesi |
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with, and |
kei |
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woman |
yalewa |
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wood, stick, tree |
kau |
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word |
vosa |
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work |
cakacaka |
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write |
vola |
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Yam |
uvi |
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yaqona-drinking house |
vale ni yaqona |
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year |
yabaki |
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yellow |
dromodromo |
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yes |
io, ia |
ee-oh |
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yesterday |
nanoa |
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you |
iko, drau, dou, onε, nε |
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you |
kemuni |
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Younger brother |
taciqu tagane |
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Younger sister |
taciqu yalewa |
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youth |
cauravou |
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