Fijian Grammar Flashcards
(333 cards)
1
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siga
A
day
2
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bogi
A
night
3
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mataka
A
morning
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yakavi
A
afternoon, evening
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levu
A
big, large, great, numerous
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lailai
A
small
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vale
A
house
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ika
A
fish
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gone
A
child
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vinaka
A
good, right
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cā
A
bad, evil
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kā
A
thing
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bula
A
life, living
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na siga levu
A
noon, midday
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na bogi levu
A
midnight, middle of the night
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na yakavi siga
A
afternoon
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na yakavi bogi
A
evening
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na ma’aka lailai
A
early morning, dawn
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na bula vinaka
A
good health, fitness
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ciri, cirima
A
v. to drift (of an object), set it drift
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Sa ciri yawa na noqu vakasama.
A
My thoughts are drifting far away.
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cili / ciliva / cilivi
A
1.) to cut open, pierce open, slice lightly with a surface cut; circumcise
2.) to stitch up or repair holes (as of fishnet)
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ciqo, ciqoma
A
- v. to catch, receive (ball, other object) in the hands
- ceremonially to accept a gift ritually presented (whale tooth or yaqona); to revive and accept the decision of the council
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Au ciqoma ena yalo marau.
A
I joyously accept it.
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O iko mo ciqoma na lewa ni bose.
You need to receive and accept the decision of the council.
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wara ni ciqomi raraba
not widely accepted (in social terms)
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ceva
n. south
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ena ceva kei Suva
to the south of Suva
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cegu, ceguva
v. to breathe, breathe in, take a rest, relax, be relieved
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cegu cake!
breathe in!
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cegu sobu!
breathe out!
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ceguva na ___
breathe it in (as of oxygen in a hospital)
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me cegu mada
take a break
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cegu levu
breathe heavily
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wācegucegu
pant, puff, out of breath
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Sa cegu na yaloqu.
My spirit is relieved.
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cere
adj., n. - high, height (outdoors, of natural objects such as a mountain)
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na cere ni ulunivanua
the height of the mountain
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E rua na drau fiti na kena cere.
It’s height is 200 feet.
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raba
n. width
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raraba
adj. wide
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vakacerea
v. to raise up / raise the height
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vakacerecerea
v. to elevate, to hold up supportively, usually with praise for some person(s), or occasion or act, raising in esteem
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cere, cereka
v. to lift away partly (mat, box), or open up, raise slightly, tip up on its side (box, suitcase)
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cereka na ligamu
open up your hand
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cara, carā, carata, caramaka
v. to clean off, sweep off (a place), such as a path, or a place for lovo, usually outdoors. Can include gathering of rubbish.
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were cara
clean off all vegetation down to the bare ground
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caracara
adj. strong, willing, fast,
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e dua na vale
one house, a house
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e dua na ika
one fish, a fish
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sā dua na waqa
there is one canoe
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o nona ‘okani
his friend
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o tamaqu
Father
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o na ganequ
my sister/brother (opposite sibling)
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o irau
the two of them
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balavu
long, length
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lekaleka
short
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vonu
n. turtle
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qoli
v. fish
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na veimataka
every morning
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na veivala
the various houses
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na veikā
the things
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e vano
he, she, it goes
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e rau vano
they (two) go
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e ra’ou vano
they (three or few) go
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e ra vano
they (many) go
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e rau sā vano
they (two) have gone
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e ra’ou sā vano
they (three or few) have gone
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e ra sā vano
they (many) have gone
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sā vano
he, she, it has (just) gone
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sā rau vano
they (two) have (just) gone
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sā ra’ou vano
they (three) have (just) gone
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sā ra vano
they (many) have (just) gone
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e yadra na gone ka moce na yalewa
the child is awake and the woman is asleep
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era sā kana ka ra sā somi
they (many) ate and they (many) drank
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era kana ka gunu
they (many) ate and drank
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na kana kei na gunu
the eating and the drinking
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na vinaka kei na cā
good and evil
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o Viti kei Ratuma
Fiji and Rotuma
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era vala kei na meca
they fight with the enemy
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Erau moce o Lice kei Mereyani
Lice and Mereyani are asleep
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Era qito na gone
the children are playing
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Era’ou bula na cauravou
the (few) young men are well
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i (nominal particle)
to or towards
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mai (nominal particle)
from, out of; in, at, on (with reference to things away from the speaker)
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e (nominal particle)
in, at, on (with reference to things near the speaker)
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i na vale
to the house
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mai na koro
from the village / in the village
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e na bogi / va bogi
in the night, last night
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sai koya oqō na vuna
this is the reason
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sai koya oqori na vuna
that was the reason
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e na gauna oyā
in those days (the distant past)
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na kena turaga
elderly man
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na kena marama
elderly woman
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na Siga ni Mate
Easter
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na vinakata
n. wanting, desire (for a particular thing)
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na vakabauta
faith (in someone or something)
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lakova
trans. going, (going) after, fetching from
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qoliva
trans. fishing in
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gunuva
trans. drinking
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yadrava
trans. guarding
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cinava
trans. shining on
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sigana
trans. stunning, drying
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dabeca
trans. sitting on
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cata
trans. hating, disliking
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vinakata
trans. liking, wanting
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kilā
trans. knowing, understanding
108
lewā
trans. deciding, judging
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e ‘ū oyā e dua na ‘ama’a
there is a person standing over there
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e ‘ū mai Lautoka
he is (somewhere) in Lautoka
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e ‘ū o Samu mai Niu Siladi
Samu is in New Zealand (somewhere or other)
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e ‘ū e dua na vuniniu mai Sērua
there is a coconut tree (somewhere in Sērua)
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e levu ‘ū na ua
the sea is (in general) rough
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e ‘auvima’e ‘ū
he is sick (I don’t know for how long)
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sā rua ‘ū na ‘abua
there are two whale’s teeth (no more are expected)
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e cā ‘ū na nona vale
his house is damaged (for an indefinite period)
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e ‘iko koyā e dua na ‘ama’a
there is a man over there (location known by speaker)
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veivugoni
relationship
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e naica?
when? (in the past)
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ni naica?
when? (for the future)
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evei?
where? (likely to be near)
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maivei?
where? (likely to be far); where from?
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kivei
where to?
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Erau sā lako maivei?
Where have they (two) come from?
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O ā raicia maivei?
Where did you find it?
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E tiko evei na nona vale?
Where is is house?
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Era’ou na vanovei e na ma’aka?
Where will they (few) go to tomorrow?
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E tiko evei o Jone?
Where is Jone staying? (in another area previously mentioned).
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O kilā vakacava/vakaevei?
How do you know?
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Era’ou ā raicia vakacava/vakaevei?
How did they (few) see it?
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E na vuku ni cava?
For the sake of what? (Why?)
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Erau ā vanoi Suva e na vuku ni cava?
Why did they (two) go to Suva?
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e wara na kakana
there is no food, food is lacking
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au wara ni kilā na dali
i don’t know the language
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E wara ni ‘iko e dua na yaqona?
isn’t there any kava?
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E sā reva?
Is it lost?
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E sā na vanoi Suva?
Is he going to Suva?
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susu, susuga
v. bring up, rear
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keli, kelia
v. digging
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voli, volia
v. buying
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qara, qarava
v. looking after, facing
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tagi, tagica
v. crying
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bai
n. fence, wall
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loma
n. interior, inside
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kau
n. wood
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wā
n. string, tie
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vatu
n. stone, rock
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qara
n. hole, mine
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qele
n. earth, soil
150
lovo
n. earth oven, food cooked in earth oven
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magi’i
n. feast, gift of food
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va’a
n. shelf
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‘aga
bag, pocket, sack
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‘avaya
n. bottle
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kalawa
n. step
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māsima
n. salt
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waiwai
n. oil
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madrai
n. bread
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niu
n. coconut, copra
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manamanu
n. bird, animal
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kolī
n. dog
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vuaka
n. pig
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‘oa
chicken
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bulumakau
n. cattle, cow, beef
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ose
n. horse
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si’oa
n. shop, store
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vusi
n. cat
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suka
n. sugar
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tavako
n. tobacco
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karasini
n. kerosene
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‘ī
tea
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‘ini _____
tin _____
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‘agi na ‘oa
n. cock-crow
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sā o’i ‘o’olo
it was over quickly
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na veikau
bush, forest
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na veiniu
coconut plantation
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qele bula
fertile soil, humus
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qele mate
barren soil
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e yaco mai e dua
someone came
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e dua na ka
something, anything
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vale kau
wooden house
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vale va’u
concrete house
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e loma ni bai
in the compound
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e loma ni veikau
in the forest, in the bush
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e loma ni vale
in the house, indoors
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e loma ni koro
in the village, in town
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e loma ni lawa
in the fishing net; in the net of the law
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e na veigauna kece
at all times
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e wara ni dua na ___
there is no ___
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susu manumanu
cattle breeding
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qarava na tūraga
wait on a chief
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qarava na gone
provide for a child
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qarava na yaqona
attend to the kava (during a ceremony)
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cakavia e dua na lovo
prepare food for a feast
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cakava e dua na magi’i
prepare or offer a gift of food
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kana ‘avako / suki
smoke tabacco / suki
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e na yabaki ka ‘ū maī / e na yabaki mai qoi
next year
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e na yabaki sā o’i
last year
199
SECOND PERSON TIED VERBAL PRONOUNS
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SECOND PERSON VERBAL PRONOUNS with and without sā
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SECOND PERSON VERBAL PRONOUNS with ā (with and without sā)
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SECOND PERSON VERBAL PRONOUNS with na (with and without sā)
203
rā
west; below
204
cake
east; above
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ceva
south
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vualiku
north to northwest
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rarama
light (vs dark)
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butobutō
dark, darkness
209
yanuyanu
island
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kā’uba
door(way); entrance
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kaloko
clock, watch
212
gauna
time
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mācawa
week
214
vula
moon, month
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yabaki
year, harvest
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yabaki vou
new harvest; new year
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kalokalo
star
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lomālagi
sky, heaven
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mata ni siga
sun
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dromu, dromuca
putting under water
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cila, cilava
shining
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cabe, cabe’a
climbing (a hill)
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rau, rau’a
enough
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vica
how many, a few
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sō
some, a few, a little
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cava
what, which
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vuqa
many
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tani
different, strange, foreign
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e dua na drau
100
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e dua na udolu
1,000
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e na vula o Mē
in the month of May
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e na Mē
in May
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e niavi
yesterday
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e daidai
today, now (Bauan, formal)
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nikua
now
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e na ma’aka
tomorrow
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e na ma’aka e na noa
yesterday morning
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e na yakavi e na noa
yesterday afternoon
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e na ma’aka e daidai
this morning
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e na yakavi e daidai / e na yakavi nikua
this evening
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e na bogi e daidai / e na bogi nikua
tonight
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e na ma’aka ni ma’aka
tomorrow morning
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e na bogi ni ma’aka
tomorrow night
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e na yakavi ni ma’aka
tomorrow evening
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e rogo vinaka
it has a good ring, it sounds good
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e rogo mai na nona vosa
his voice is heard
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na ua levu
high tide, big wave
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sā ua ‘iko mai na vanua
the tide is coming in
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era’ou sā lesu mai Rakiraki
they (few) have returned from Rakiraki
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era’ou sā ‘ale mai Rakiraki
they (few) have been to Rakiraki
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kune vou
newly discovered
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e kune na koro
the village is visible
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na cava na kā oqori?
what’s that you’ve got?
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e na rawa na kā oqori
this will be possible
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e dua ‘ale
another (of the same)
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e dua ‘ani
another (of a different kind), a different one
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na veika ‘ale e so
(and) others besides, et cetera
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e na sō na gauna
sometimes
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e na sō ‘ale na gauna
at other times
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e caka e na _____
it is made out of ____
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sā rau’a na vi’u
it is seven o’clock
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e dua na yatu yanuyanu
a group of islands
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ni oti na kana, era vanoi moce
when the meal was over, they went to bed
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ni o raicia na ka’o oqō, mo yadia mada mai
when you see this box, bring it here
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ni sā volia oti na veika kece, e ā vano
as he had bought everything, he went
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era’ou ā amania ni sā yaco mai e dua ‘ale na waqa
they (few) heard that another boat had arrived
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e kē
here
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ki ke
“higher”
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mai ke
from here
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e keri
there
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ki keri
thither
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mai keri
from there
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e keā
over there (near)
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ki keā
over there (in that direction)
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mai keā
over there (far), from over there
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a cava, ko ā wara ni volia kina e dua na ‘aga suka
why did you not buy a bag of sugar
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e na yabaki sa oti, eratou ā vuli vosa kina
last year, they were learning languages
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māmada
light (not heavy)
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‘oroya, ‘oro’oro
shaving
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ma’au
adze, axe
281
lali
Fijian gong
282
rairai
seeming, looking
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qaseqase
cunning
284
tolutolu
all three
285
malumalumu
weak, weakness
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e vinaka duadua
it is the best
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cā duadua
worst
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kaukaua duadua
strongest
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wa ni vosavosa
telephone (wire)
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ka’uba leka (window)
window
291
ka’uba levu
door
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e na guana makawa
in the old days
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ni sā bera na lomaloma ni bogi
before midnight
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ni sā oti na lomaloma ni bogi
after midnight
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e loma ni waqa
in the hold
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vulai ka’aka’a
warm season
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vulai liwaliwa
cold season
298
ka ni loloma
gift
299
tū cake
stand up
300
kaukaua
good and strong
301
māmaca vinaka
well dried
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yaco mai
arrive
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yaco yani
reach
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e na mācawa mai qoi
next week
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na buka waqa
fire
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e waqa na buka
the fire is alight
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sā drō e dua na nodra bulamakau
one of their (few) cows is stray
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eda na wara ni kunea rawa
we shall not be able to find it
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edaru na yadia ki na koro
we (the two of us) shall take it to the village
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ni da raicia na levu ni niu ka tiko mai na koro
when we see how many coconuts there are in the village
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sā daru na vano?
are we (you and I) going (at once)?
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daru vano mada ki Suva
let’s both go to Suva
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au ā donui Samu mai Korolevu
I was opposite Samu at Korolevu
314
ko ā raici koya?
Did you see him?
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era’ou na ‘arogi keda’ou
They will ask us
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Erau wara ni kilā se vano mai na ‘ūraga e nikua
they don’t know whether the chief is coming today
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mo ‘ukunia mada sē ra’ou ā biu’a e kē sē ra’ou a yadia
(please) tell me if they (few) left it here or if they took it (with them)
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e wara ni macala sē ra’ou ā vano kivei
it is not clear where they went to
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sā kena guana oqoi
now is the (proper) time for it
320
so(bo)! na kena liwaliwa!
my! how cold it is.
321
vukea
v. helping
322
bera’a
being late, missing
323
nanuma
v. thinking
324
nanuma cala / vakalaga’aka
to mistake a thing
325
i nananu
a thought
326
vakanananu
to think over, meditate
327
nanu dei
calm, self-controlled, consistent, steady
328
a vakanananu ki na bilo cicila
a vain of hope or trust; “reliance on a cup with holes”
329
‘ama’a dau vakanananu
a thoughtful person
330
vakanananu vuā na nona i tavi
remind him of his duty
331
veinanuyaki
to resolve one’s mind; think of many things
332
veivakananuyaki
of many people thinking of many things
333
veivakananumayaki
of many people thinking of one thing
