Valware-English Dictionary

Pronunciation table

Latin	a	v	e	i	y	l	m	n	ń	o	r	s	t	u	w	f	h	ʻ
IPA	/a/	/β/	/e/	/i/	/j/	/l/	/m/	/n/	/ŋ/	/o/	/ɾ/	/s/	/t/	/u/	/w/	/ɸ/	/h/	/ʔ/

Valware-English Dictionary

A

• anli, tail (fish,shrimp, etc.).
• ansu, adj. narrow.
• anu, nose.
• (a)ń, det. the.
• ańi, eye.
• ańta, adj. orange.
• ara, v. drink.
• avi, v. arrive.

E

• eńyi, friend.
• esi, adj. correct.

F

• fa, adv. not.
• fal, adv. just (recently).
• fale, part.
• fam, det. some.
• fańa, ear.
• fańva, grasshopper.
• fańvi, dish.
• fańwa, beach.
• fara, baby.
• fato, v. modify.
• faya, wind.
• fe, part. progressive aspect.
• fel, cnj. before.
• fel, prep. before.
• fel savi, yesterday.
• feli, v. give.
• fero, v. push.
• feso, v. need.
• fev, det. more.
• fide, exchange.
• file, fruit.
• fińa, v. sing.
• fińe, four.
• firu, v. know (be acquainted).
• fiva, v. may.
• fiʻa, gut(s).
• folu, v. dig.
• fońwa, v. tie.
• fońya, v. cook.
• fori, v. hurt.
• foʻe, people.
• fulu, forest.
• fura, v. walk.
• futu, breast, chest.

H

• hala, v. leave.
• hańuha, snow.
• hara, oath.
• hata, v. grow.
• hatola, deed.
• hayuńu, bath.
• he, past tense marker.
• heli, adj. white.
• heńu, intrg. adv. where.
• hero, v. love.
• heve, egg.
• hewe, rel. adv. where.
• hifa, root.
• hifya, v. stay, remaiin.
• hila, cloud.
• hino, adj. late.
• hora, v. swell.
• hińa, adv. there.
• hińwe, v. split.
• hito, wing.
• hole, evening.
• hońa, v. hope.
• hova, v. say, speak, tell.
• huhu, dust.
• hul, det. this.
• hulu, prn. this.
• huni, earth.
  • huni lote, earthquake.
• huńe, rope.
• hura, leaf.
• huse, burden.
• huvo, v. blow.
• huwu, v. run.

I

• ila, det. few.
• ima, v. it is, they are.
• imi, det. many.
• infi, water.
• inlu, family.
• inori, adj. dirty.
• inva, tide.
• ińwu, v. swim.
• isi, adj. infrared.

L

• lafu, tail (land animal), .
• lahi, adj. thin.
• lamo, v. describe.
• lani, v. squeeze.
• lańi, adj.early.
• latu, v. scratch.
• laya, adj. big.
• laʻu, ash(es).
• leńi, v. flow.
• leńwe, adj. heavy.
• leti, adj. old.
• levu, head.
• limo, apple.
• lińu, intrg. adv. when.
• liru, tongue.
• live, v. laugh.
• liwe, rel. adv. when.
• lono, adj. dull.
• lote, v. quake.
• lufe, cliff.
• luvo, adj. yellow.

M

• maha, v. prefer.
• mańwu, crocodile.
• mase, v. hurry.
• mevi, year.
• misu, adj. violet.
• muve, authority.

N

• nafya, coast, shore.
• nali, time (instance).
• nańa, intrg. adj. which.
• nańto, meat.
• nasa, table.
• nava, find, v..
• nawo, worm.
• nayu, river.
• n(e), prn. I.
• nehe, benefit.
• neńo, v. live (dwell).
• neri, v. buy.
• neva, party.
• neye, girl.
• ne yi, prn. we.
• ninfa, belly.
• nińu, intrg. prn. who.
• nira, word.
• nis, intrg. adv. why.
• niti, ant.
• nolu, v. die.
• nońo, thing.
• nopo, v. think.
• nori, dirt.
• nosa, snake, serpent.
• nova, v. rub.
• nowa, adj. thick (extent).
• noʻo, lizard.
• nuńwu, Island people (man).
• nura, v. begin.
• nuvo, woman.
• nuwi, purpose.
• ńuye, adj. new, .

Ń

• ńafi, adj. near.
• ńas, adv. now.
• ńasi, foot.
• ńawu, v. plant.
• ńeri, month.
• ńeti, v. want, wish, desire.
• ńeve, eagle.
• ńila, adj. blue.
• ńiso, tooth.
• ńive, adj. false.
• ńohi, sibling.
• ńol, det. other.
• ńoso, v. sit.
• ńuha, snow.
• ńusa, v. wipe.
• ńuvo, v. stab.

O

• o(ʻ), cnj. and.
• onya, bee.
• ova, bit.
• owe, det. all.

R

• rafe, oven, .
• rahe, v. make.
• rala, adj. sick.
• ranfa, adj. tall.
• rano, raft.
• rańu, intrg. adv. why.
• rata, v. touch.
• rav, cnj. than.
• ravi, adj. thick (viscous).
• rawe, rel. adv. why.
• rayi, flame.
• rele, adj. far, distant.
• reva, v. lie down.
• rifi, adj. wide.
• rina, hand.
• risa, bark.
• rita, bone.
• rive, adj. smooth.
• roha, v. rotten.
• rońu, salt.
• rose, v. hear.
• rufi, coconut.
• ruma, v. go.
• rune, fire.

S

• s(a), prn. he, she, it.
• sal, det. every.
• sańi, v. vomit.
• sańti, v. get.
• sara, sand.
• sat, det. that.
• sata, prn. that.
• savi, sun, day.
• sawa, tree.
• saye, prn. they.
• sef, prep. without.
• sena, adj. left.
• seńe, moon.
• seńwa, v. throw.
• seru, v. count.
• seti, v. prepare.
  • setita, preparation.
• sevi, adv. there.
• sewu, v. cause, make (cause to be).
• seʻi, papaya.
• silu, three.
• silne, pear.
• sin, adj. male.
• sin ńohi, brother.
• sine, fish.
• sole, parent.
• somi, v. smell.
• sona, adj. red.
• sotu, star.
• soʻi, v. return.
• sufa, lip.
• suńo, horn.
• suri, feather.
• suwi, name.
• suya, rain.

T

• talu, v. hunt.
• tan, adv. less.
• tane, food, meal.
• tanfu, v. kill.
• tańi, v. bite.
• tańva, v. thank.
• tańwa, boy.
• taru, v. burn.
• tarye, road.
• tava, v. marry.
• (tava) nuvo, wife.
• (tava) waʻa, husband.
• tawa, rule.
• tayi, adj. strong.
• taʻi, adj. sharp.
• tena, boat.
• teń, prep. with (instrument).
• teńu, intrg. prn. & adj. which.
• tesa, adj. fast, quick, swift.
• tewe, rel. prn. which.
• tila, v. turn.
• tina, v., fall.
• tir, det. each.
• tiva, adj. short.
• tofi, spear.
• tola, v. do.
• tono, v. hit.
• tońi, fat.
• tosa, effort.
• tova, suck, v..
• towa, v. cut.
• toye, mouth.
• tu, indir. obj., to.
• tumu, fog.
• tuna, adj. hot.
• tuńte, earth (soil), .
• tuńwi, group.
• turi, knee.
• tuvi, six.
• tuya, v. play.

U

• u, cnj. or.
• unsa, v. follow.
  • unsa savi, tomorrow.
• uńna, v. arise (from bed).
• uvuń, adj. long.

V

• vahu, smoke.
• vali, island.
• vamo, leg.
• vana, adj. usual.
• vańa, v. know (be certain).
• vańra, v. gather, harvest.
• vasa, v. awaken.
• vati, adj. brave.
• vawa, back.
• vaya, adj. same.
• veli, daughter.
• vene, seed.
• veńu, intrg. adv. how.
• veru, sky.
• vewe, rel. adv. how.
• vihe, adj. cold.
• vilo, bird.
• vina, adj. little, small.
• vińi, adj. green.
• viru, nail.
• vitu, ice.
• vivayi, oyster.
• viwa, adj. straight.
• viya, v. sew.
• viʻa, v. climb.
• vola, v. steep, brew.
• voni, grass.
• vonńa, v. fall asleep.
• vońa, v. sleep.
• vota, v. sink.
• vuha, adj. deep.
• vun, det. any.
• vuru, adj. wet.
• vuta, v. like.
• vuva, v. fight.
• vuwi, v. bloom.

W

• wa, cnj. if.
• wala, v. fly.
• wana, father.
• wańa, place.
• ware, v. talk.
• wasi, one.
• wato, adv. here.
• wava, adj. good (fresh).
• wawe, adj. good.
• wayo, person.
• waʻa, man.
• wema, middle.
• weńwa, v. act, behave.
• weru, v. float.
• wete, stick.
• weva, v. oblige, ought to, have to, must.
• w(i), prn. you (sg.).
• wila, manner, method.
• wińa, mother.
• wińya, world.
• witi, v. see.
• wive, v. breathe.
• wiye, village.
• wi yi, prn. you (pl.).
• woha, favor.
• woma, v. build.
• wońa, v. pull.
• woro, front.
• wosi, adj. empty.
• woto, adj. long.
• woya, v. wash.
• wula, mountain.
• wuma, five.
• wuńfu, room.
• wuńwo, spring (season).
• wuri, adj. full.
• wusa, v. spit.
• wuya, flower.

Y

• ya, v. eat.
• yafa, banana.
• yala, morning.
• yamni, rose.
• yana, lake.
• yanla, child.
• yańu, intrg. prn. what.
• yaro, eight.
• yat, cnj. as.
• yat, prep. like, similar to.
• yatu, adj. right (side).
• yavi, house.
• yawe, rel. prn. what.
• yaʻa, v. remain.
• yeri, v. be able.
• yeta, v. place.
• yili, two.
• yim, adj. female.
• yim ńohi, sister.
• yińwi, liver.
• yińyu, pearl.
• yira, blood.
• yolu, night.
• yota, v. fear.
• yuha, adj. young.
• yula, sea, ocean.
• yunlu, adj. round.
• yuń, det. a, an.
• yuńu, v. bathe.
• yuru, heart.
• yutu, seven.
• yuwa, v. help.

ʻ

• ʻahe, neck.
• ʻala, adj. black.
• ʻari, adj. high.
• ʻari savi, noon.
• ʻava, v. live.
• ʻawa, v. come.
• ʻaya, animal.
• ʻaʻa, rock, stone.
• ʻe, past perfect tense marker.
• ʻewe, basket.
• ʻino, adj. bad.
• ʻiri, skin.
• ʻova, cone (tree).
• ʻowu, limb.
• ʻulu, adj. dry.
• ʻuni, adj. warm.
• ʻuru, breadfruit.
• ʻutu, louse.