CEFR Level
B1
Fijian — Intermediate Vocabulary
424 words
Can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters.
| # | Word | Type | IPA | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | alewa | Yacana, Vakatakilakila | a female (also, yalewa). | |
| 2 | avisaki | Yacana | ||
| 3 | baca | Yacana | bait (both of literal fishing sense & metaphorical i.e. enticement). | |
| 4 | bafalo | Yacana | Equivalent to 'Buffalo': An animal from the subtribe Bubalina, also known as true buffalos, such as the Cape buffalo, Sy… | |
| 5 | baigani | Yacana | The plant Solanum melongena or its edible fruit; an aubergine. | |
| 6 | baku | Vakatakilakila | ||
| 7 | balia | Yacana | ||
| 8 | baqe | Yacana | ||
| 9 | baravi | Yacana | coast, shore, seaside. | |
| 10 | basi | Yacana | ||
| 11 | bata | Yacana | ||
| 12 | bati | Yacana | Equivalent to 'tooth': A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for… | |
| 13 | bebe | Yacana | Equivalent to 'butterfly': A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity… | |
| 14 | beca | Yacana | ||
| 15 | beka | Yacana | A large Australasian bat, of the genera Pteropus or Acerodon in the family Pteropodidae, having a fox-like face. | |
| 16 | bele | Yacana | A flowering plant in the mallow family, commonly grown for its edible leaves, Abelmoschus manihot. | |
| 17 | bese | Cakacaka | to dislike. | |
| 18 | biau | Yacana | A moving disturbance in the level of a body of liquid; an undulation. | |
| 19 | bilioni | Vakatakilakila | Either of two large amounts:. | |
| 20 | bitu | Yacana | Equivalent to 'bamboo': A fast-growing grass of the Bambusoideae subfamily, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, s… | |
| 21 | biu-ta | Cakacaka | To no longer exercise a right, title, or interest, especially with no interest of reclaiming it again; to yield; to reli… | |
| 22 | bogi | Yacana | ||
| 23 | bola | Cakacaka | to split with axe or heavy knife. | |
| 24 | borete | Yacana | ||
| 25 | boro | Yacana | Any of the poisonous plants belonging to the genus Solanum, especially black nightshade or woody nightshade. | |
| 26 | bose | Yacana | meeting, encounter. | |
| 27 | boso | Yacana | A term of address for someone, typically a man, particularly when cautioning them or offering advice. | |
| 28 | boto | Yacana | ||
| 29 | boulu | Yacana | ||
| 30 | braun | Vakatakilakila | ||
| 31 | buba | Yacana | ||
| 32 | bucago | Yacana | One of various species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon, especially Cymbopogon citratus, which have a lemon-like taste a… | |
| 33 | bucavu | Yacana | One of various species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon, especially Cymbopogon citratus, which have a lemon-like taste a… | |
| 34 | buja | Yacana | ||
| 35 | buka | Yacana | ||
| 36 | buke | Yacana | An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain. | |
| 37 | bula | Yacana, Cakacaka, Vakacurumi | /ᵐbu.la/ | A common toast used when drinking in company. |
| 38 | buli | Yacana | cowrie shell. | |
| 39 | bune | Yacana | fruit dove. | |
| 40 | caca | Yacana | shrubby fern. | |
| 41 | caga | Yacana | a measurement based on the hand, a span. | |
| 42 | cagi | Yacana | /ðaŋi/ | Equivalent to 'wind': Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air p… |
| 43 | caka | Yacana, Cakacaka | to work, to labor. | |
| 44 | cakau | Yacana | A chain or range of rocks, sand, or coral lying at or near the surface of the water. | |
| 45 | cake | Vakatautau | ||
| 46 | cala | Yacana, Cakacaka, Vakatakilakila, Vakatautau | /ðala/ | transgression (caka vala). |
| 47 | cameme | Vakatakilakila | ||
| 48 | cata | Cakacaka | to hate, loathe, detest. | |
| 49 | caudre | Yacana | ||
| 50 | cava | Sosomi yaca | ||
| 51 | ceva | Yacana | south (wind). | |
| 52 | cibi | Yacana | /ˈðimbi / | cibi (a traditional Fijian war dance, still used in sport). |
| 53 | cila | Cakacaka, Vakatakilakila | brilliant. | |
| 54 | cina | Yacana | /ˈðina/ | |
| 55 | ciwa | Vakatakilakila | A numerical value equal to 9; the number following eight and preceding ten. | |
| 56 | coboi | Yacana | One of various species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon, especially Cymbopogon citratus, which have a lemon-like taste a… | |
| 57 | cola | Cakacaka | /ˈðola/ | carry (on the shoulders). |
| 58 | covuata | Yacana | A type of grass (such as wheat, rice or oats) cultivated for its edible grains. | |
| 59 | cudru | Vakatakilakila | ||
| 60 | curu | Cakacaka | To go into or upon, as lands, and take actual possession of them. | |
| 61 | daga | Yacana | ||
| 62 | daimani | Yacana | A gemstone made from this mineral. | |
| 63 | daku | Yacana | back (of anything). | |
| 64 | dali | Yacana | rope (thick, strong string). | |
| 65 | dalice | Yacana | Equivalent to 'Indian almond': A tropical tree grown for its edible fruit, almondlike nuts, and as an ornamental shade t… | |
| 66 | daliga | Yacana | To ingest; to be ingested. | |
| 67 | dalo | Yacana | Equivalent to 'taro': Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato. | |
| 68 | damu | Vakatakilakila | ||
| 69 | daumaka | Vakatakilakila | ||
| 70 | delana | Yacana | ||
| 71 | digo | Cakacaka | to inspect. | |
| 72 | dina | Yacana, Cakacaka, Vakatakilakila | effective, effectual, efficient, efficacious. | |
| 73 | dogo | Yacana | mangrove (tree or shrub). | |
| 74 | doko | Yacana | A durable stick, usually sharpened, often with attachments to facilitate pushing or pulling, used in subsistence agricul… | |
| 75 | dolele | Cakacaka | ||
| 76 | dolo | Cakacaka | to creep, to crawl (used to refer to creatures without legs). | |
| 77 | dovu | Yacana | A tropical grass of the genus Saccharum (especially the species Saccharum officinarum, including hybrids) having stout… | |
| 78 | draki | Yacana | Equivalent to 'weather': The short-term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature… | |
| 79 | drala | Yacana | Any of the trees of the genus Erythrina, of most tropical and subtropical regions. | |
| 80 | drano | Yacana | ||
| 81 | drau | Yacana, Vakatakilakila | A numerical value equal to 100 (10²), occurring after ninety-nine. | |
| 82 | dravu | Vakatakilakila | ||
| 83 | drekoni | Yacana | ||
| 84 | duadua | Vakatautau | Focus adverb, typically modifying a noun and occurring immediately after it. | |
| 85 | duka | Vakatakilakila | ||
| 86 | duna | Yacana | ||
| 87 | duru | Yacana | Equivalent to 'knee': In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh an… | |
| 88 | duva | Yacana, Cakacaka | coastal plants used to poison fish, especially Tephrosia sp., Pittosporum spp. and Derris trifoliata. | |
| 89 | duvana | Yacana | ||
| 90 | duvani | Yacana | ||
| 91 | edres | Yacana | ||
| 92 | elefani | Yacana | Equivalent to 'elephant': A large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native… | |
| 93 | eula | Yacana | ||
| 94 | famali | Yacana | ||
| 95 | fika | Yacana | mathematics. | |
| 96 | fokisi | Yacana | ||
| 97 | fuloa | Yacana | ||
| 98 | gata | Yacana | Equivalent to 'snake': The sixth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chine… | |
| 99 | gone | Yacana | ||
| 100 | gunuva | Cakacaka | To consume (a liquid) through the mouth. | |
| 101 | gusu | Yacana | Equivalent to 'mouth': The front opening of a creature through which food is ingested. | |
| 102 | ikari | Yacana | ||
| 103 | ikava | Vakatakilakila | ||
| 104 | ikoti | Yacana | ||
| 105 | ilavo | Yacana | A generally accepted means of exchange. | |
| 106 | iliuliu | Yacana | ||
| 107 | inima | Yacana | A utensil, as a bucket or cup, used in bailing; a machine for bailing water out of a pit. | |
| 108 | inuinui | Yacana | ||
| 109 | irabo | Yacana | One of various species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon, especially Cymbopogon citratus, which have a lemon-like taste a… | |
| 110 | irara | Yacana | ||
| 111 | isele | Yacana | A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the… | |
| 112 | isulu | Yacana | An act or instance of putting clothes on. | |
| 113 | itaube | Yacana | An article of jewelry that is worn around the neck, most often made of a string of precious metal, pearls, gems, beads o… | |
| 114 | iteitei | Yacana | ||
| 115 | ituki | Yacana | A tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding. | |
| 116 | ivola | Yacana | A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, e… | |
| 117 | jisi | Yacana | A dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk. | |
| 118 | kaboni | Yacana | ||
| 119 | kabu | Yacana | A thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud. | |
| 120 | kadrala | Yacana | ||
| 121 | kaiviti | Yacana | Aboriginal Fijian, indigenous Fijian. | |
| 122 | kakana | Yacana | Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life. | |
| 123 | kalavo | Yacana | Equivalent to 'rat': Any of the numerous members of several rodent families that usually have short limbs, a pointy snou… | |
| 124 | kalou | Yacana | A supernatural divine being; a god or goddess. | |
| 125 | kameli | Yacana | ||
| 126 | kana | Yacana, Cakacaka | to eat (consume). | |
| 127 | kani | Cakacaka | to eat (consume). | |
| 128 | kaniniu | Yacana | A stool equipped with a spike attached to a handle, used for manual grating or scraping of meat inside a coconut kernel… | |
| 129 | kaqaru | Yacana | /kaŋ.ɡa.ˈɹuː/ | |
| 130 | kareti | Yacana | /kɐˈre.ti/ | Equivalent to 'Carrot': A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota… |
| 131 | kari | Cakacaka | To draw (an object, especially a sharp or angular one), along (something) while exerting pressure. | |
| 132 | katuba | Yacana | A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, typically consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. It may ha… | |
| 133 | kaveti | Yacana | ||
| 134 | kavika | Yacana | A myrtaceous tree (Syzygium malaccense) native to Malaysia and Australia, or the fruit of this tree. | |
| 135 | kaya | Cakacaka | to answer, to respond. | |
| 136 | keda | Sosomi yaca | ||
| 137 | keke | Yacana | Equivalent to 'cake': A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and oft… | |
| 138 | kela | Yacana | A fish of the species Lactarius lactarius. | |
| 139 | keli | Cakacaka | obsolete spelling of keri (“to dig”). | |
| 140 | kemesi | Yacana | ||
| 141 | kere | Cakacaka | To produce bubbles, to rise up in bubbles (such as in foods cooking or liquids boiling). | |
| 142 | keri | Cakacaka | to dig (to move hard-packed earth out of the way). | |
| 143 | kete | Yacana | ||
| 144 | kibo | Cakacaka | to disappear, to vanish. | |
| 145 | kila | Cakacaka, Vakatakilakila | wild animal. | |
| 146 | kimomo | Cakacaka | ||
| 147 | kina | Vakatautau | /ki.na/ | therefore (at the end of a statement or sentence, preceded by o koya o qo). |
| 148 | kino | Cakacaka | to disappear, to vanish (underground) (used for spirits). | |
| 149 | kira | Vakatautau | downward, downwards. | |
| 150 | koala | Yacana | ||
| 151 | koda | Cakacaka | to eat raw. | |
| 152 | kofe | Yacana | The wood of the bamboo plant as a material for building, furniture, etc. | |
| 153 | kofi | Yacana | A serving of this beverage. | |
| 154 | koli | Yacana | ||
| 155 | koliji | Yacana | ||
| 156 | komiti | Yacana | ||
| 157 | koro | Yacana | village (use koro lailai to specify that it's smaller in size than a town). | |
| 158 | koula | Yacana | ☉ (alchemy). | |
| 159 | koya | Sosomi yaca | A genderless object regarded as masculine, such as certain stars or planets (e.g. Sun, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter) or certai… | |
| 160 | kubou | Yacana | ||
| 161 | kuila | Yacana | A piece of cloth, often decorated with an emblem, used as a visual signal or symbol. | |
| 162 | kuita | Yacana | Equivalent to 'Octopus': Any of several marine molluscs of the order Octopoda, having no internal or external protective… | |
| 163 | kuku | Yacana | The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals. | |
| 164 | kuli | Yacana | skin (outer covering of the body of a person). | |
| 165 | kumi | Yacana | Equivalent to 'beard': Facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck. | |
| 166 | kumi-na | Yacana | ||
| 167 | kura | Yacana | ||
| 168 | kurabui | Vakatakilakila | ||
| 169 | kuro | Yacana | Equivalent to 'pot': A simple electromechanical device used to control resistance or voltage (often to adjust sound volu… | |
| 170 | kuru | Yacana | thunder (sound caused by a lightning). | |
| 171 | kutu | Yacana | Equivalent to 'Flea': A small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habit… | |
| 172 | laca | Yacana | A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be… | |
| 173 | lagi | Yacana | sky (atmosphere above a point). | |
| 174 | lago | Yacana | ||
| 175 | lailai | Vakatakilakila | ||
| 176 | laione | Yacana | ||
| 177 | lali | Yacana | ||
| 178 | lasa | Vakatakilakila | ||
| 179 | lavo | Yacana | A plant of species Entada phaseoloides, found in Oceania and East Asia. | |
| 180 | lawa | Yacana, Cakacaka | /ˈlaɰa/ | net, fishing net. |
| 181 | laya | Yacana | A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be… | |
| 182 | lemon | Yacana | lemon (fruit). | |
| 183 | leopate | Yacana | ||
| 184 | levu | Vakatakilakila | /ˈleβu/ | Equivalent to 'big': A biological insulation garment; an air-tight, full-body suit intended to prevent the spread of con… |
| 185 | lewa | Yacana | /leɰa/ | authority. |
| 186 | lewe | Yacana | ||
| 187 | leweti | Yacana | ||
| 188 | liga | Yacana | ||
| 189 | liga-na | Yacana | The part of a garment that covers the arm. | |
| 190 | lima | Vakatakilakila | ||
| 191 | lise | Yacana | Equivalent to 'Nit': A player with an overly cautious and reactive playing style. | |
| 192 | liva | Yacana | ||
| 193 | loaloa | Vakatakilakila | Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless. | |
| 194 | lolo | Yacana | A thick white liquid produced by soaking the white inner flesh of the seed of the coconut in water and straining. It is… | |
| 195 | loloa | Vakatakilakila | ||
| 196 | loma | Yacana | inside (of a thing). | |
| 197 | lomana | Vakatakilakila | ||
| 198 | lotu | Yacana | ||
| 199 | loya | Yacana | ||
| 200 | lulu | Yacana | Any of various birds of prey of the order Strigiformes, families Strigidae and Tytonidae, that are primarily nocturnal a… | |
| 201 | lumi | Yacana | Any of various small, green, seedless plants growing on the ground or on the surfaces of trees, stones, etc.; now specif… | |
| 202 | macou | Yacana | Several related trees, notably the Indonesian cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmanni) and Chinese cinnamon or cassia (Cinnamomum… | |
| 203 | macovu | Yacana | Equivalent to 'cinnamon': A small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India, Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum… | |
| 204 | madra | Cakacaka | to wear out, to decay. | |
| 205 | madrai | Yacana | fermented meal made from any starch such as plantains, tubers or fruit kernels stored in leaf-lined pits. | |
| 206 | maiu | Yacana | Equivalent to 'cinnamon': A small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India, Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum… | |
| 207 | malai | Vakatakilakila | ||
| 208 | malolo | Cakacaka | to skim a stone, to skip a rock. | |
| 209 | mama | Yacana | ring (for one's finger). | |
| 210 | mana | Yacana, Vakatautau | miracle, wonder (use cakamana to specify this meaning). | |
| 211 | manu | Yacana | bird (animal). | |
| 212 | maoli | Yacana | Equivalent to 'papaya': A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya, having large, yellow, edible fruit. | |
| 213 | mape | Yacana | A visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary, showing the relative positions of places and other featur… | |
| 214 | maqe | Yacana | ||
| 215 | maqo | Yacana | A tropical Asian fruit tree, Mangifera indica. | |
| 216 | mara | Yacana | resting place of a deceased chief. | |
| 217 | marama | Yacana | housewife (marama ni vale, to specify connotation). | |
| 218 | marau | Vakatakilakila | Content, willing, satisfied (with or to do something); having no objection (to something). | |
| 219 | masima | Yacana | A common substance, chemically consisting mainly of sodium chloride (NaCl), used extensively as a food ingredient, seaso… | |
| 220 | mata | Yacana | A mark on an animal, such as a butterfly or peacock, resembling a human eye. | |
| 221 | matai | Yacana | ||
| 222 | mataka | Yacana | ||
| 223 | matau | Yacana | A durable stick, usually sharpened, often with attachments to facilitate pushing or pulling, used in subsistence agricul… | |
| 224 | mate | Yacana, Vakatakilakila | dead (no longer alive). | |
| 225 | mawi | Vakatakilakila | Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the side of the body on which the heart is lo… | |
| 226 | milioni | Vakatakilakila | ||
| 227 | miniti | Yacana | Equivalent to 'minute': A unit of time which is one sixtieth of an hour (sixty seconds). | |
| 228 | moce | Cakacaka, Vakacurumi | good night, farewell or goodbye. | |
| 229 | moko | Yacana | gecko, lizard. | |
| 230 | mokosoi | Yacana | An essential oil derived from this flower used in aromatherapy and perfumes. | |
| 231 | moli | Yacana | Any of the fruits in the common genus Citrus of flowering plants in the family Rutaceae. | |
| 232 | motoka | Yacana | ||
| 233 | mudu | Vakatakilakila | shortened. | |
| 234 | muri | iLiuliu | ||
| 235 | naddi | Yacana | ||
| 236 | namu | Yacana | A small flying insect of the family Culicidae, the females of which bite humans and animals and suck blood, leaving an i… | |
| 237 | nana | Yacana | /ˈnana/ | A whitish-yellow or yellow substance composed primarily of dead white blood cells and dead pyogenic bacteria, normally f… |
| 238 | nanoa | Yacana | The day immediately before today; one day ago. | |
| 239 | nawa | Cakacaka, Vakatakilakila | afloat, adrift (more specifically, sa nawa). | |
| 240 | nikua | Vakatautau | On the current day or date. | |
| 241 | nima | Yacana | A utensil, as a bucket or cup, used in bailing; a machine for bailing water out of a pit. | |
| 242 | nimata | Cakacaka | To remove water from (a boat) by scooping it out. | |
| 243 | niuniu | Yacana | ||
| 244 | nuku | Yacana | ||
| 245 | ogaoga | Vakatakilakila | ||
| 246 | ogavae | Yacana | The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee. | |
| 247 | onisi | Yacana | ||
| 248 | oriori | Vakatakilakila | ||
| 249 | otela | Yacana | An establishment that provides accommodation and other services for paying guests; normally larger than a guesthouse, an… | |
| 250 | ovisa | Yacana | ||
| 251 | pailate | Yacana | ||
| 252 | pasede | Yacana | One part per hundred; one percent, hundredth. | |
| 253 | pomelo | Yacana | The large fruit of the Citrus maxima (syn. C. grandis), native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, with a thick green or y… | |
| 254 | pusi | Yacana | ||
| 255 | qalo | Cakacaka | To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means. | |
| 256 | qaramu | Yacana | ||
| 257 | qasi | Yacana, Cakacaka | ||
| 258 | qatu-na | Yacana | ||
| 259 | qauri | Yacana, Vakatakilakila | /ŋɡɔu̯ˈriː/ | gay, homosexual. |
| 260 | qele | Yacana | Equivalent to 'earth': land, ground (the part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water). | |
| 261 | qitawa | Yacana | An edible omnivorous fish of species Terapon jarbua, fawn in color on top, cream-colored below, with a dark nape, and th… | |
| 262 | qito | Yacana | ||
| 263 | qoli | Cakacaka | To hunt fish or other aquatic animals in a body of water, or to collect coral or pearls from the bottom of the sea. | |
| 264 | qona | Yacana, Vakatakilakila | Equivalent to 'bitter': A hardware system whose architecture is based around units of the specified number of bits (bina… | |
| 265 | qonini | Cakacaka | ||
| 266 | rafolo | Yacana | ||
| 267 | rama | Yacana | A name of the goddess Lakshmi. | |
| 268 | rapa | Yacana | ||
| 269 | rara | Cakacaka | to warm up something by fire. | |
| 270 | raraga | Yacana | ||
| 271 | rarama | Yacana, Cakacaka | to be lit up. | |
| 272 | rarawa | Yacana | unhappiness. | |
| 273 | ratu | Yacana | a monarch or honorific title used by Fijians of chiefly rank for males. | |
| 274 | rawa | Vakatakilakila | Able but not certain to happen; neither inevitable nor impossible. | |
| 275 | riri | Cakacaka | To cook in boiling water. | |
| 276 | rogo | Cakacaka | to listen (to pay attention to a sound). | |
| 277 | rogoca | Cakacaka | ||
| 278 | roka | Yacana | ||
| 279 | ruve | Yacana | A pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove o… | |
| 280 | safairi | Yacana | Azure, when blazoning by precious stones. | |
| 281 | saga | Yacana | ||
| 282 | saga-na | Yacana | The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee. | |
| 283 | saiva | Vakatakilakila | ||
| 284 | sala | Yacana | path (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians). | |
| 285 | sali | Cakacaka | Equivalent to 'flow': Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid… | |
| 286 | sara | Vakatautau | very, exceedingly (after adjectives). | |
| 287 | savu | Yacana | Equivalent to 'Waterfall': A stylistic art trend for furniture which was popular in the 1930s and 1940s, featuring woode… | |
| 288 | sega | iLiuliu ni yaca | A negating expression; an answer that shows disagreement, denial, refusal, or disapproval. | |
| 289 | segai | iLiuliu ni yaca | ||
| 290 | sekodi | Yacana | ||
| 291 | sele | Yacana, Cakacaka | cut (with a knife). | |
| 292 | senikau | Yacana | ||
| 293 | sese | Vakatakilakila | astray, wandering (often referring to a person's mind). | |
| 294 | sesewa | Vakatakilakila | ||
| 295 | siga | Yacana | A star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system. | |
| 296 | sila | Yacana | Equivalent to 'Job's tears': A tall grain-bearing perennial tropical plant of the species Coix lacryma-jobi (family Poac… | |
| 297 | sili | Cakacaka | To bathe. | |
| 298 | sinu | Yacana | unscented coconut oil leftover after boiling. | |
| 299 | sipi | Yacana | ||
| 300 | sitaba | Yacana | ||
| 301 | siteki | Yacana | ||
| 302 | siti | Yacana | ||
| 303 | sitoa | Yacana | ||
| 304 | siwa | Cakacaka | To hunt fish or other aquatic animals in a body of water, or to collect coral or pearls from the bottom of the sea. | |
| 305 | soki | Yacana | mantrap, trap. | |
| 306 | soko | Yacana, Cakacaka | voyage (sailing). | |
| 307 | soma | Vakatautau | often, frequently. | |
| 308 | soro | Yacana | atonement offering (something sacrificed for atonement to occur). | |
| 309 | sosa | Vakatakilakila | impatient. | |
| 310 | sovu | Yacana | ||
| 311 | sucu | Yacana | ||
| 312 | suka | Yacana | Equivalent to 'sugar': Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten… | |
| 313 | sulua | Yacana | ||
| 314 | taba | Yacana | ||
| 315 | taba-na | Yacana | ||
| 316 | tabu | Vakatakilakila | Equivalent to 'Taboo': An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion. | |
| 317 | taci | Yacana | A person who shares a parent; one's brother or sister who one shares a parent with. | |
| 318 | taga | Yacana | ||
| 319 | tagi | Yacana, Cakacaka | to cry, to weep, to lament. | |
| 320 | tagica | Cakacaka | To cry; to shed tears, especially when accompanied with sobbing or other difficulty speaking, as an expression of emotio… | |
| 321 | taika | Yacana | ||
| 322 | tama | Yacana | Equivalent to 'father': A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, f… | |
| 323 | tamāta | Yacana | ||
| 324 | tanoa | Yacana | large bowl for drinking kava. | |
| 325 | tara | Cakacaka | to follow, to succeed, to come after. | |
| 326 | tarabe | Cakacaka | ||
| 327 | tarawai | Vakatakilakila | ||
| 328 | taro-ga | Cakacaka | ||
| 329 | taudua | Vakatautau | By oneself; apart from, or exclusive of, others; solo. | |
| 330 | tavaya | Yacana | ||
| 331 | tavioka | Yacana | Manioc (Manihot esculenta), a tropical plant which is the source of tapioca. | |
| 332 | tavola | Yacana | A tropical tree grown for its edible fruit, almondlike nuts, and as an ornamental shade tree, Terminalia catappa. | |
| 333 | tavuto | Yacana | Equivalent to 'whale': Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea t… | |
| 334 | tawa | Cakacaka, Vakatakilakila, Vakatautau | /ta.ɰa/ | un-, a-, dis-, il-, im-, in-, non- (functions similar to a negative English prefix). |
| 335 | teitei | Yacana | ||
| 336 | tekisi | Yacana | ||
| 337 | tenisi | Yacana | ||
| 338 | timo | Yacana | A true melon (Cucumis melo), especially one with sweet flesh. | |
| 339 | tina | Yacana | ||
| 340 | tini | Vakatakilakila | The number occurring after nine and before eleven, represented in Arabic numerals (base ten) as 10 and in Roman numerals… | |
| 341 | tivi | Yacana | A tropical tree grown for its edible fruit, almondlike nuts, and as an ornamental shade tree, Terminalia catappa. | |
| 342 | toba | Yacana | ||
| 343 | tokalau | Yacana | ||
| 344 | toki | Yacana, Cakacaka | removal of or the act of removing one's goods from one's home. | |
| 345 | tolu | Vakatakilakila | Equivalent to 'three': A group of three individuals:threesome, triad, trine, trinity, trio, triple, triumvirate, triune… | |
| 346 | totoka | Vakatakilakila | beautiful. | |
| 347 | tovuto | Yacana | Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes do… | |
| 348 | tubu | Cakacaka | to grow (to become bigger). | |
| 349 | tuitui | Yacana | candlenut tree and fruit, Aleurites moluccana. | |
| 350 | turaga | Yacana | ||
| 351 | uciwai | Yacana | ||
| 352 | ucuna | Yacana | ||
| 353 | uneune | Yacana | A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults. | |
| 354 | vacu | Yacana | ||
| 355 | vadra | Yacana | screw pine; pandan. | |
| 356 | vala | Yacana | An object-oriented programming language with a self-hosting compiler that generates C code. | |
| 357 | valata | Yacana | ||
| 358 | vale | Yacana | ||
| 359 | valu | Yacana, Cakacaka | to make war, to be at war. | |
| 360 | vana | Cakacaka | ||
| 361 | vanua | Yacana | /βa.nu.a/ | Equivalent to 'land': land, ground (the part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water). |
| 362 | vara | Yacana | coconut heart or coconut apple, i.e. spongy cotyledon from a sprouting coconut. | |
| 363 | varada | Yacana | ||
| 364 | vata | Yacana | A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display… | |
| 365 | vatu | Yacana | stone (small piece of rock). | |
| 366 | vava | Yacana, Cakacaka | to carry (on the back). | |
| 367 | veicati | Yacana | A strong aversion; an intense dislike. | |
| 368 | veico | Yacana | ||
| 369 | veikau | Yacana | ||
| 370 | veisele | Yacana | ||
| 371 | veisere | Cakacaka | ||
| 372 | veitiki | Yacana | ||
| 373 | veleti | Yacana | ||
| 374 | vico | Yacana | Equivalent to 'navel': The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of placental mammals where the umbilical cord wa… | |
| 375 | vili | Cakacaka | to pick, to gather. | |
| 376 | vinivo | Yacana | dress (article of clothing traditionally worn by women). | |
| 377 | vitu | Vakatakilakila | A numerical value equal to 7; the number following six and preceding eight. This many dots: (•••••••). Describing a grou… | |
| 378 | vivini | Yacana | A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croa… | |
| 379 | voavoa | Yacana | ||
| 380 | voce | Yacana | A type of lever used to propel a boat, having a flat blade at one end and a handle at the other, and pivoted in a rowloc… | |
| 381 | vokai | Yacana | In America and the Pacific, any of several members of the lizard family Iguanidae. | |
| 382 | vokete | Yacana | ||
| 383 | vola | Yacana | A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, e… | |
| 384 | voli | Cakacaka | to buy (to obtain for money). | |
| 385 | volia | Cakacaka | to redeem, to ransom. | |
| 386 | vonu | Yacana | Any land or marine reptile of the order Testudines, characterised by a protective shell enclosing its body. See also tor… | |
| 387 | vosa | Yacana, Cakacaka | Equivalent to 'language': A body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a comm… | |
| 388 | vuaka | Yacana | bacon (more properly, vuaka sa vakamasimataki). | |
| 389 | vuci | Yacana | A wide, open space that is used to grow crops or to hold farm animals, usually enclosed by a fence, hedge or other barri… | |
| 390 | vudi | Yacana | /ˈvu.ⁿdi/ | plantain, banana. |
| 391 | vula | Yacana, Vakatakilakila | The Earth's moon; the sole natural satellite of the Earth, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☾. | |
| 392 | vulagi | Yacana | ||
| 393 | vuli | Cakacaka | To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something. | |
| 394 | vuna | Yacana | ||
| 395 | vuni | Vakatakilakila | hidden, secret, private. | |
| 396 | vuso | Yacana | ||
| 397 | vutu | Yacana | the Barringtonia' tree. | |
| 398 | vuvale | Yacana | ||
| 399 | waini | Yacana | ||
| 400 | waka | Yacana | ||
| 401 | walu | Vakatakilakila | A numerical value equal to 8; the number occurring after seven and before nine. | |
| 402 | waqa | Yacana | A craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, pr… | |
| 403 | wasa | Yacana | Equivalent to 'ocean': One of the large bodies of water separating the continents. | |
| 404 | wasoma | Yacana, Vakatautau | often, frequently. | |
| 405 | wati | Yacana | husband, bridegroom, groom (wati tagane, to specify of the male sex). | |
| 406 | wavu | Yacana | ||
| 407 | wawa | Yacana | gut, bowels, entrails. | |
| 408 | wele | Yacana, Vakatakilakila | indifference. | |
| 409 | weleti | Yacana | Equivalent to 'papaya': A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya, having large, yellow, edible fruit. | |
| 410 | were | Yacana, Cakacaka | to garden, to weed (wereca specifically). | |
| 411 | wiwi | Vakatakilakila | Excessively acidic and thus infertile. (of soil). | |
| 412 | yabaki | Yacana | ||
| 413 | yaca | Cakacaka | ||
| 414 | yaco | Yacana | ||
| 415 | yadre | Yacana | The part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline. | |
| 416 | yakavi | Yacana | ||
| 417 | yaloka | Cakacaka | To carefully or appraisingly observe (someone or something). | |
| 418 | yapolo | Yacana | ||
| 419 | yaqa | Cakacaka | to creep, to crawl (used especially for insects and bugs). | |
| 420 | yaqona | Yacana | /jaˈᵑɡona/ | Equivalent to 'Kava': A plant from the South Pacific, Piper methysticum. |
| 421 | yate | Yacana | A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bile. It is responsible fo… | |
| 422 | yatu | Yacana | A medium-sized perciform fish of species Katsuwonus pelamis, in the tuna family. | |
| 423 | yava | Yacana | ||
| 424 | yota | Yacana |