Marovo

Introduction

Marovo is a language of Solomon Islands. It is spoken in Western Province, south New Georgia island, Marovo lagoon, Vangunu and Nggatokae islands.

The Marovo Verb

Verblist

• ado, liungu -- to hide
• ase -- to count
• atɛn|ia -- to know, be knowledgeable
• avɔso -- to hear
• choku -- to plant
• ciko -- to steal
• cova|ia -- to stab, pierce
• cucuve -- to swim
• ɛko -- to lie down
• ɛne -- to walk
• ɛnetsie -- to hunt
• hairia -- to open, uncover
• hɛli -- to dig
• hina -- to sniff, smell
• holu -- to buy
• hona tera -- to throw
• hona -- to shoot
• iraŋa -- to laugh
• ivua -- to blow
• kamicu -- to spit
• keli la -- to climb
• kina -- to cook
• kur|ia -- to cut, hack
• lɛŋgu -- to die, be dead
• likoco -- to turn
• mae -- to come
• mava -- to yawn
• mbalambala -- to think
• mbɔmbɔŋo -- to swell
• mbei -- to drink
• muca -- to sleep
• mucha hita -- to dream
• muta -- to vomit
• ndoku -- to sit
• njaman|ia -- to say
• nonopo, totopo -- to suck
• okat|ia -- to split
• omi -- to see
• pɛropɛro -- to scratch
• pir|ia -- to tie up, fasten
• pitipiti -- to sew
• poŋga, ruja -- to pound, beat
• potsoa -- to squeeze
• sɛkea -- to hit
• siŋo -- to breathe
• sulua -- to burn
• talokɛte -- to fear
• tavetavete -- to work
• tiŋan|ia -- to hold
• tiva -- to stand
• to, ŋgete keli -- to grow
• tona -- to live, be alive
• totolo -- to flow
• tsarava -- to fly
• uke -- to fall
• ulo -- to cry
• usua -- to bite
• valɛŋgua -- to kill
• vavae, ŋɔŋɔ -- to eat
• vile -- to choose