April & May ‘23 Flashcards
(223 cards)
1
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vuniwai
A
doctor
2
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kacivi
A
Call for attention; calling someone a name (ex. Na, noqu yaca)
3
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Kai Na’ivi
A
Nativi native (vs. kaivulagi)
4
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vasu
A
maternally linked
5
Q
gade
A
visit
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vai’au
A
romantic partner
7
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vakai’au
A
partnership
8
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vakayaga’aka
A
use
9
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‘oso
A
move
10
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vano
A
Go; lako
11
Q
qalo
A
swim
12
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aga
A
bag of yaqona; empty sack
13
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i rā
A
down; close to or on the ground
14
Q
vakarokoroko’aki
A
respect/honor
15
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Yacamuni
A
Your name
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(sa) yaco
A
reach destination
17
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Nomuni
A
Your (talking to God)
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ma’ani’ū
A
nation
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caka
A
do
20
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Lomamuni
A
Your love (talking to God)
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o vuravura
A
world
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me
A
goat
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vaka____
A
makes a word a noun
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o qoi
A
this
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rau’a
enough
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gonevuli
students
27
uvaūlu
taking tabua to the mother’s side of the relative who passed
28
vakalolo
grated niu, heat the sugar until it’s golden, add lolo, boil for 45m with rourou leaves
29
ma’eni
drunk
30
bokoca
rub it off
31
valavala
lifestyle / habit
32
nodra
theirs
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kakua
don’t
34
yadia
bring; take it with you
35
kina
there
36
veve
crooked; not straight
37
vakabula
save (spiritually)
38
kaukaukawa
strong
39
lagilagi
awesome; great
40
mudu
finish
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sa vuqa na ___
plenty of ____
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vuqa na gone
plenty of kids
43
moce ‘aqayā
nightmare
44
‘aqayā
frightened
45
vakarewa
hang up / decorate
46
‘ukunia vei ___
tell to ___
47
lia’ama’a
the Holy Spirit entering a human
48
‘ani
outward direction
49
vakaisulu’aki
clothe yourself
50
valu
war
51
vosavosa
talking
52
vakasala
advise
53
au sa vakasala’aki ira na dau bisinisi
I advise people on business expertise
54
qiqinivalu
war truck
55
kua
stop
56
veivala
fight
57
vakavolivoli’a
surrounding
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qoqolou
shouting
59
‘ui
king
60
kimuri
at the back
61
vakacicivi
running (noun)
62
vakalesuya
return
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sa vakau na ___
send ____
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vakaū’a i merika
sent (it) to America
65
somi
drink
66
vaka
traditional boat
67
vaka’awa
assistant to the priest
68
radini
wife of the vaka’awa or ‘ala’ala
69
‘uku’uku
present
70
vakau qo / vaqo
“like this”
71
keda
us (plural)
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o keda kece meda vano i valenisoqo
All plenty of us went to the valenisoqo.
73
wainima’e
medicine
74
buli’aki
bully
75
siga ni so’a
day of meeting / gathering
76
marau’aka
happiness
77
‘ama’a
people
78
vinaka’aka
appreciation
79
voivoi
plant used for the Fijian mats
80
kari
stripping (thorns off leaves, coconut out of shell)
81
layalaya
Fijian medicine (waivakaviti) for sore throat, cough, and fever
82
‘evu’evu
wedding gift and celebration from the wife’s family to the husband
83
Navoidi
name of the settlement
84
lagalevu
sing louder
85
yadia mai
bring here
86
yadia yani
bring there
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livaliva
electricity / power
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‘ama__
father
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‘ina__
mother
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duka
dirt / dirty
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wai duka
dirty water
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va’iva’i
Fijian medicine for pneumonia
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draunikau
leaf
94
domomuni
sound of your voice
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domoni
romantic love
96
vakadua
fully grown; as of a tree whose timber is usable
97
ma’ua
mature; rip; fit for gathering or digging
98
yasa
hide; beside
99
yasa ni mo’oka
beside the car
100
ruku
underside (noun)
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e na ruku ni mo’oka
underneath the car
102
valenivo
bathroom
103
yaya
things
104
arā
touch
105
kua ni ara qori
stop touching that
106
vo’ale e 30 na mini’i me o’i na vuli
30 more minutes until the end of class.
107
‘iko
have (currently)
108
yana
to confiscate
109
yani
directional particle indicating “away from speaker”
110
meda
plenty; more than two sharing a drink
111
werewere
weeding
112
ka rua ni siga ni vuli
second day of class
113
keirau
we two (but not you)
114
‘okani
companion; partner; friend
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‘okani vaka volunteer
volunteer friend
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o koya e na ‘ukunia mai “cola vina”
They (singular) said to me, “cola vina” (bula in the Nadroga dialect)
117
sa mudre vinaka na cagi
the wind is breezing nicely
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sa cila vinaka na siga nikua
good sunshine today
119
‘auria
take
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‘auria qoi
take this
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yadia qoi
take this
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‘ukunia gui Bubu Va me vano mai
tell Bubu Va to come here
123
gui
‘vei’ in Ra dialect
124
‘aba i kemuni
take picture of you all
125
ikonī
‘kemuni’ in Ra
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‘au’auva’a
same
127
drudru
mosquito
128
yalewa
female / girl
129
so ‘ale na kemu?
one more helping (of food for you)?
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masi
massage
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dua na kerekere levu
one big favor
132
korovagalala
settlement
133
yavusa
group of mataqalis into one (Salili and Korolevu)
134
baca
worm; noodles
135
valawa, kari, masima, kei na varasa
flour, curry, salt, and onions
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wakiava’a kei na wai me vaka na vanikeke
mix together with water like pancakes
137
me vakā na cakacaka nei Epereli
similar to April’s work
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me vakā
to resemble; be like
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vaka [sa vakā ko koya, au sa na lako yani]
to say or think when an actual quotation follows [he says I am to go away]
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‘eki’eki
shelf
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biua na vele’i i loma ni kova’e
put the plates inside the cupboard
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‘ereya
tray
143
‘avioka dromodromo
yellow cassava
144
soronabuca
purple dalo
145
malekadina
yellow dalo
146
palusami
dalo leaves, with lolo, onion, cornbeef, wrapped in foil, and put in lovo
147
saqabulabula
boiled
148
vavi
cooked in lovo or oven
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veisau’aki na bulamakau
change the cow
150
koro ni vasu
maternally linked village
151
vi’u na veima’aqali na magi’i
seven different types of food
152
cabe na delana
go up the mountain
153
mapi
map
154
luveda
our children
155
i’ubu’ubu
parents
156
wasewase
division; subgroup
157
rara
playground or field; surrounding a fire
158
i coco
large ibei for general use
159
dali i colo
speak louder
160
‘avuleni
tarp
161
vuanikau
fruit
162
mai na were
from the garden
163
so na ___
some ___
164
Yadia e so na u’o gui Na Suli.
Give some uto to Na Suli.
165
sosoko
strong mix (of tea, yaqona)
166
lose
straining the grog in the tanoa
167
‘oki
smashing / grinding the yaqona root
168
kosa
yaqona that has already been strained into the tanoa
169
macake
white tongue when you eat too many sweets and snacks
170
sosape
sweet white fruit
171
bo’ebo’ekoro
herbal medicine for high blood pressure
172
drauniuci
leaves for green juice; red and white flowers in the salusalu
173
vakaluveni
have children
174
wiliwili
counting
175
sala
road
176
ma’eni mai sala
drunk from the road
177
dauve
wife of a tutua
178
‘ala’ala
pastor of a church
179
raici ira
look at them
180
vaka’ekivu
the beginning
181
sa rau’a na kana, Sera
That’s enough eating, Sera
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buka
firewood
183
kama
fire
184
rewa
high up
185
Au na goneyalewa ni Ra. Au vaka ‘iko’iko i Na’ivi.
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O koya e vaka “bula” mai. Au qai vaka “yadra” yani vei koya.
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au guilecava
I forgot
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au sa cakavia ‘iko qoi
i will do it now
189
au a vano mai e na vula o Epereli
I came in the month of April.
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O iko na mai yabaki vica i Na’ivi?
How long will you stay in Nativi?
191
Au na mai yabaki rua i Na’ivi.
I’ll have two years in Nativi.
192
Au sa vakavinavanaka’aka vaka levu vei iko, Bubu Motu, na dau vakavulici au ena dali vaka Ra.
I have a lot of appreciation for you, Bubu Motu, for consistently teaching me the Ra dialect.
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kevakā
if
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kevakā au galala
if I’m free
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Kevakā au sa galala, au na qai qiri yani mo vano mai mo vakavulici au.
If i’m free, I will call you to come to teach me.
196
‘ama
call to come in the house
197
E ‘iko e so na nomu sivuni mai vale?
Do you have some spoons at home?
198
me ka ni cava?
for what?
199
soqo
function; close
200
lawalawa
friend
201
sure’i
invited
202
koya sa sure’i au vei na siga ni sucu.
He invited me to his birthday.
203
vosa vou
new words
204
makawa
old
205
rawarawa
easy
206
vaivo
tap
207
TK sa ko’iko’u mai e na nogu ma’ani vale nikua.
in front of my house
208
vanananu
miss home
209
vanananu lesu i vale
homesick
210
kubou
smoke
211
suesue
kitchen
212
ma’adravu
kitchen in Ra
213
sobu mai ___
get off from ___
214
vano mai valagi
come from overseas
215
wilikia
read
216
‘avu
cook on charcoal
217
vakasama
mind
218
viwasei
share
219
so’a na dredre
face difficulty
220
voso’ia
be patient
221
vugo___
child in law
222
sa basu na _____
tear _____
223
lulu
shake hands
