Ghari

Introduction

Ghari is a language of Solomon Islands. It is spoken in Guadalcanal, west, northwest, and north central coast.

Dialects

Gae (Nggae, Qae), Geri (Nggeri), Ghari, Ndi (Vaturanga), Nginia, Tandai-Nggaria (Tanaghai).

The Ghari Verb

Verblist

• aŋgɔ, aŋgo -- to work
• ara, taŋi, ŋaŋai, ŋere -- to cry
• čai, čaia, čačai -- to dig
• čɔkɔ, čɔko, čoko -- to count
• ɔlɔ, ɔlo, lesɔ, leso, olo -- to swim
• čuve -- to spit
• enɔ, eno, nenɔ, taɔ, čarɔ -- to lie down
• ɣaɣani, ɣania, hahani -- to eat
• ɣati, hati, vehani -- to bite
• ɣuɣuri, ɣuɣuv, huhuri, pua, pupua -- to blow
• inu -- to drink
• iru, kɔndɔa, kondoa, puča, tɔtɔpo -- to burn
• kakali, kavi, kavia, kuti, kutia, va, vusi, vā -- to cut, hack
• kɔ tuɣuna, nzaria, nĵari, čaria -- to say
• kɔmi, komi, vanaɣɔ, vanahɔ, vanaho -- to steal
• kia -- to laugh
• lambu, lambua, lambumatea, matesi -- to kill
• lambu, lambua, raminzia, raminĵia -- to hit
• larp, laŋɔ, laŋo, lɔvɔ, lovo -- to fly
• lavea, ruɣu, ruɣuvia, ruhu -- to hunt
• lela, ndatɔ, ndato, nzuna, nĵuna, sivɔ, sivo, vanɔ, vanɔ lela, vano, vavanɔ, vavano -- to walk
• lusi, lusia, mbiru, mbiŋia -- to squeeze
• maɣomaɣo, mamaɣɔ, mamahɔ, mamaho -- to breathe
• mai -- to come
• mamauri -- to live, be alive
• mataɣu, matahu -- to fear
• mate -- to die, be dead
• maturu -- to sleep
• mbaɔ, mbao, tukua, ŋgoulā, čukia -- to stab, pierce
• mbɔte, mbote, nusu, suni, čɔmɔ, čɔmo, čomo -- to swell
• mɔrɔsia, morosia, rei, reia -- to see
• muču, mučua -- to suck
• mumuta -- to vomit
• naɔmbɔ, tatave, čati, čačali -- to flow
• ndato -- to climb
• ndɔndɔni, ndɔndɔnl, ndɔnʔ, ndona, ndoni -- to know, be knowledgeable
• ŋgaru, ŋgaruŋgaru, ŋgaŋgaru -- to scratch
• pa, pavɔta, pā, tala, talā, čačɔ -- to split
• panda, papanda -- to think
• pɔsɔ, poso, siɣini, siɣinia, sihini, sihinia -- to sniff, smell
• pilɔ, pilo, vavarirɔ -- to turn
• piti, sɔri, sɔria, soria -- to tie up, fasten
• puka -- to fall
• rɔrɔŋo, rɔroŋo, rɔŋɔmi, roroŋo -- to hear
• taŋɔlʔa, taŋɔli, taŋɔlia, taŋoli, taŋolia -- to hold
• tɔha puka, tɔtu, totu -- to sit
• tu, tū -- to stand
• tulā, čuki, čukia -- to sew