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

• (a)ń, det. the.
• ara, v. drink.
• avi, v. arrive.

E

• elwa, adj. early.
• eńyi, friend.

F

• fa, past tense marker.
• fal, adv. just (recently).
• fale, part.
• falsa, v. grow.
• fam, det. some.
• fara, baby.
• fato, v. modify.
• fe, part. progressive aspect.
• fel, cnj. before.
• fel, prep. before.
• fel savi, yesterday.
• fev, det. more.
• fińa, v. sing.
• fińe, four.
• firu, v. know (be acquainted).
• fiva, v. may.
• fońya, v. cook.
• fori, v. hurt.

H

• hala, v. leave.
• hatola, deed.
• hero, v. love.
• hino, adj. late.
• hole, evening.
• hońa, v. hope.
• hova, v. say, speak, tell.
• hul, det. this.
• hulu, prn. this.
• huwu, v. run.
• huni, earth.
  • huni lote, earthquake.

I

• ihwi, blood.
• ima, v. it is, they are.
• imi, det. many.
• infi, water.
• ińwu, v. swim.

L

• lamo, v. describe.
• leti, adj. old.
• limo, apple.
• live, v. laugh.
• luvo, adj. yellow.

M

• maha, v. prefer.

N

• nali, time (instance).
• nańa, intrg. adj. which.
• nayu, river.
• n(e), prn. I.
• neri, v. buy.
• neye, prn. we.
• nira, word.
• nis, intrg. adv. why.
• nońo, thing.
• nopo, v. think.
• nuńwu, Island people (man).
• nura, v. begin.
• nuvo, woman.

Ń

• ńas, adv. now.
• ńawu, v. plant.
• ńeti, v. want, wish, desire.
• ńeve, eagle.
• ńińu, intrg. prn. who.
• ńohi, sibling.
• ńol, det. other.

O

• o(ʻ), cnj. and.
• owe, det. all.

R

• rala, adj. sick.
• ranfa, adj. tall.
• rata, v. touch.
• rav, cnj. than.
• rele, adj. far, distant.
• rifi, adj. wide.
• ruma, v. go.

S

• s(a), prn. he, she, it.
• sat, det. that.
• sata, prn. that.
• savi, sun, day.
• sawa, tree.
• saye, prn. they.
• sef, prep. without.
• sevi, adv. there.
• silu, three.
• silne, pear.
• sin, adj. male.
• sin ńohi, brother.
• sine, fish.
• sitwa, v. lie down.
• sona, adj. red.
• suwi, name.

T

• tan, adv. less.
• tane, food, meal.
• tańva, v. thank.
• tańwa, boy.
• tar, adv. not.
• taru, v. burn.
• tarye, road.
• tawa, rule.
• tayi, adj. strong.
• tena, boat.
• teńu, intrg. prn. & adj. which.
• tesa, adj. fast, quick, swift.
• tewe, rel. prn. which.
• tiva, adj. short.
• tola, v. do.
• towa, v. cut.
• tu, indir. obj., to.
• tuńwi, group.
• tuvi, six.

U

• u, cnj. or.
• uwńa, v. get up, arise (from bed).

V

• va, prep. to, for (purpose).
• vali, island.
• vana, adj. usual.
• vańa, v. know (be certain).
• vasa, v. awaken.
• vati, adj. brave.
• vaya, adj. same.
• veń, intrg. adv. how.
• vilo, bird.
• vivayi, oyster.
• vońa, v. sleep.
• votya, v. sink.
• vun, det. any.
• vuta, v. like.
• vuwi, v. bloom.

W

• wa, cnj. if.
• walha, v. need.
• wana, father.
• ware, v. talk.
• wasi, one.
• wato, adv. here.
• wava, adj. good (fresh).
• wawe, adj. good.
• wayo, person.
• weńwa, v. act, behave.
• weswa, v. make (cause to be).
• weva, v. oblige, ought to, have to, must.
• w(i), prn. you (sg.).
• wińa, mother.
• witi, v. see.
• wiye, prn. you (pl.).
• woma, v. build.
• wosi, adj. empty.
• wuma, five.
• wuńfu, room.
• wuńwo, spring (season).
• wuya, flower.

Y

• ya, v. eat.
• yala, morning.
• yanla, child.
• yańu, intrg. prn. what.
• yaro, eight.
• yat, cnj. as.
• yavi, house.
• yawe, rel. prn. what.
• ye, prep. of (possession).
• yel, intrg. adv. where.
• yeri, v. be able.
• yerńa, man (adult male).
• yili, two.
• yim, adj. female.
• yim ńohi, sister.
• yota, v. fear.
• yuha, adj. young.
• yuń, det. a, an.
• yutu, seven.

ʻ

• ʻaʻa, rock, stone.
• ʻe, past perfect tense marker.
• ʻowu, limb.